INNOVATIVE PRACTICE FORM

Name: Cynthia Griffin
Address: University Medical Center Jacksonville, Florida
Phone: 904-549-4273
Fax: 904-549-4272
E-mail/Information service: None

Briefly describe innovation

Hospital pharmacy. The pharmacy has eight pharmacists that spend half their day dispensing and the other half counseling. They offer counseling in anti-coagulation, asthma, lipid therapy, refill clinic, monitoring drug therapy, adjusting dosage, and follow up care. Patients are referred to the pharmacists by physicians. The pharmacists have a contract with the physicians and they split the fee.

Method of Reimbursement

Payor(s): Private insurance, medicaid, and medicare

Reimbursement rate: Payment is negotiated with the insurance companies.

Is documentation required? Yes, a record is kept on patients medical chart. Also progress reports are kept on the charts.

Specialized Training

Is specialized training required? Yes, all pharmacists should have their PharmD and have completed a residency program.

Software/Instrumentation

Is software/instrumentation required? No.

Submitted by: Terri L. White May 7, 1996