This paper describes the goals of the American Society of Health‐System Pharmacists'
Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative (PPMI) and its recommendations for health‐system …

Key factors outside of health-system pharmacy that will shape this sector of the profession in
the coming years are (1) the national economy,(2) national politics,(3) the debt of the federal …

The pharmacist's role in health systems continues to evolve from a product-focused to a
patientcentered care model that ensures the safe and effective use of medications in all …

Talking to hospital and health-system pharmacists about practice models is a bit like talking
about politics or religion in a large-group setting. It is fraught with hazard; nearly everyone …

In November 2010, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) kicked off
its Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative (PPMI) with the PPMI Summit in Dallas, Texas. The …

The past 3 decades have witnessed the evolution and refinement of clinical pharmacy. A
growing body of evidence supports the proposition that ward-based clinical pharmacy …

The two most recent American So-ciety of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) national
surveys1, 2 of pharmacy practice in hospital settings defined practice models as “how …

It is often said that the only constant in life is change. Arguably, many of us would suggest
there is another universal constant regarding change: people's reluctance to accept it …

Director's Forum is designed to guide pharmacy leaders in establishing patient-centered
services in hospitals and health systems. This article focuses on the concept of granting …

Pharmacy practice is evolving from primarily supervising medication distribution to providing
medication therapy management and disease prevention services. The settings in which …