Critique of a Healthcare Provider Program
This paper will critique the pharmacist-directed preventive care program. In this program, the pharmacist roles are not defined but are only limited to a few roles, such as providing immunizations, screening of diseases. Most organizations both within the profession of pharmacy and outside pharmacy recognize that pharmacist can have a huge impact on public health through programs that help address topics such as health education, health screening and disease prevention (Powell & DiMaggio, 2012). The program has proved to be effective in some rural areas where health facilities are not available. The pharmacist is trained in various ways; they can help the community through their pharmaceutical knowledge.
The collaborative practices and project efficiency at the University of Northern Ohio are excellent. The university collaborated with the USPSTF to develop guidelines and recommendations for the provision of prevention services. Working with USPSTF also provides useful research tools for developing effective recommendations for prevention services. The United Nations Pharmaceutical Policy Program has also engaged in collaborative practices with other health care providers to provide access to interventions as needed (Powell et al., 2012). Second, the design of the program and the implementation process has been announced to avoid both personal and organizational differences and to achieve important outcomes for all. For example, the program adheres to the American Defense Forces Service guidelines.
The Program states that services should be classified according to available evidence, such as class A and B, that is, preventive services that should be shared with the patient identified by the service. Besides, grade C indicates self-considered services and D services that the patient should advise (Murphy et al. 2012). The program also includes USPASTF’s online diagnostic tool, which allows health professionals to review patient recommendations for education, assessment and basic information.
Cooperative practices can be fully integrated into this health care program by including multiple pharmacists in the program. With the participation of several pharmacists specializing in preventive medicine, the program may not be effective. The system has been designed efficiently, but can be upgraded for better results (Powell et al., 2012). Thanks to collaborative programming practices, various operations are performed for excellent results. Second, the organization implies trust, honest communication and respect among healthcare professionals. Trusted communication in this program will contribute to coordinating care at all times and between pharmacists and other health professionals.
Effective communication can be abused through regular meeting schedules and a digital file storage system that facilitates discussion of patient care problems identified in the plan and corrective action immediately. Dependency is another idea that will allow for greater adherence to collaborative practice (Powell et al., 2012). The collaborative team should consist of multiple health professionals who share patient and patient goals, as well as the full responsibilities of health professionals. This approach can simplify activities such as patient monitoring and improve patient satisfaction.
Collaborative practices increase programming efficiency because they help generate more recommendations. In this case, 112 recommendations were developed in collaboration. The more collaborations you make, the more recommendations will be followed. Also, regular procedures can create program references more quickly and efficiently. This is based on the fact that the program was designed to divide all recommended prevention services into four main categories, including monitoring tools, patient education, screening questionnaires and additional screening. This practice led to better health conditions and outcomes for beneficiaries by examining the recommendations and interventions required by the USPSTF for each patient.
References
Murphy, B. L., Rush, M. J., & Kier, K. L. (2012). Design and implementation of a pharmacist-directed preventive care program. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 69(17).
Powell, W. W., & DiMaggio, P. J. (Eds.). (2012). The new institutionalism in organizational analysis. University of Chicago Press.