Research

The Development of Pharmaceutical Care Practice: A Timeline

1983	Described the need for a rational decision-making system applied to drug therapy
1988	Development of the Pharmacists Workup of Drug Therapy©
1990	Development of the Philosophy of Pharmaceutical Care
1990	Definition of drug therapy problems and development of categories and causes
1992-1996	Development and description of pharmaceutical care practice - Minnesota Pharmaceutical Care Project, 20 community practice sites
1994	Development of electronic records system to support pharmaceutical care practice and document the clinical and economic impact of the practice: The Assurance Pharmaceutical Care Documentation System
1995-2005	Development of pharmaceutical care course sequence
1998	Proposed the Resource-based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) as the structure and system to determine reimbursement for pharmaceutical care services
1998	Published first book on Pharmaceutical Care Practice, describing the components of the practice and the clinical and economic impact
1998-2004	Developed and conducted training programs to teach pharmaceutical care practice to pharmacists, resulting in new practices and in two Pinnacle Awards from the American Pharmacists Association (EckerdCare and Fairview Pharmacy Service)
1999-2005	Trained international pharmacy practitioners and faculty in pharmaceutical care (South Africa, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Chile, Brazil, Ireland, Iceland)
2004	Concept of "The Patient's Medication Experience" developed
2004	Medicine Project provides pharmaceutical care to Leech Lake band of Ojibwe
2004	Published a textbook to teach students: Pharmaceutical Care Practice: The Clinician's Guide
2005	Obtained CPT codes for services from the AMA
2005	State of Minnesota legislation: Medicaid-Medication Therapy Management recognizes pharmacists as health care providers and reimburses pharmacists for pharmaceutical care
2005-2006	Developing Web-based training program for pharmaceutical care practice
2006	Medicare Modernization Act requires medication therapy management services be provided to Medicare recipients

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