ReCAP: Pharmacists Impact in Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation: Economic and Humanistic Outcomes [CARE DELIVERY]

QUESTION ASKED: What is the impact of clinical pharmacy services in the care of patients undergoing hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation? SUMMARY ANSWER: Pharmacy services in this patient population result in additional revenue generation through pharmacy billing, provider time savings, and outpatient pharmacy prescription referrals. Additionally, both patients and providers have very positive perceptions of the value of pharmacists’ involvement in hematopoietic stem cell transplant care. METHODS: Pharmacy services were (1) translated to revenue generated through pharmacy billing and prescription revenue, (2) associated with time savings estimated by providers, and (3) evaluated for patient and provider perceptions via survey analysis. BIAS, CONFOUNDING FACTOR(S), DRAWBACKS: In our evaluation, the economic impact of pharmacy services is estimated by pharmacy billing, provider time savings, and prescription revenue. Although prescription revenue is estimated by actual revenue generated after reimbursements, billing for pharmacy services and provider time savings serve as estimates of potential revenue generated and opportunity for additional revenue. Although pharmacists bill for services via facility fee charges, it is challenging to capture actual reimbursement data for pharmacy charges billed, particularly due to the bundling of charges submitted by pharmacists and other providers. Thus, we have used charges submitted as a measure of potential revenue generation...
Source: Journal of Oncology Practice - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Quality of care, Pharmacoeconomics, Reimbursement, Cost Effectiveness, Quality of Care, Efficiency of Care, Pharmacy CARE DELIVERY Source Type: research