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Case-Mix Adjustment Of Adherence Based Pharmacy Quality Indicator Scores, Sai Hurrish Dharmarajan
Case-Mix Adjustment Of Adherence Based Pharmacy Quality Indicator Scores, Sai Hurrish Dharmarajan
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Medication adherence has been shown to be influenced by demographics, health status and socio-economic status of the patient. Thus, adherence-based measures of pharmacy quality may be influenced by patient-related risk factors outside of the healthcare provider's control. This study examines the performance of a classical logistic regression model containing only patient characteristics and a random-effect model including patient characteristics and a pharmacy-specific effect in predicting medication adherence. These models were used to compute three different risk-adjusted scores on adherence-based pharmacy quality indicators: based on the classical logistic regression model (Method 1), the random effects model (Method 2) and the shrinkage …
Pharmacy-Level Quality Measures And The Consumer: Preferences And Attitudes, Zainab S. Shahpurwala
Pharmacy-Level Quality Measures And The Consumer: Preferences And Attitudes, Zainab S. Shahpurwala
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Objectives. To determine the perceptions of consumers toward community pharmacy quality measures and compare their perceptions regarding their pharmacy's overall quality before and after exposure to these measures. To explore the use of evaluative criteria applied by consumers to determine their preference for information related to these measures. Methods. Focus groups were used to refine attributes and levels used in the quantitative phase of the study. An Internet-based survey was administered to a national, online, consumer panel of community pharmacy patrons using maintenance medications. Descriptive statistics, MANOVA and t-tests were used to determine and compare perceptions related to the community …