The North Carolina Experiment: Active Research in the Development and Assessment of New Practice Models

Joel F Farley; Stefanie P Ferreri; Jon C Easter; Mary Roth McClurg

doi:10.18043/ncm.78.3.186

The North Carolina Experiment: Active Research in the Development and Assessment of New Practice Models

N C Med J. 2017 May-Jun;78(3):186-190. doi: 10.18043/ncm.78.3.186.

Authors

Joel F Farley¹, Stefanie P Ferreri², Jon C Easter³, Mary Roth McClurg⁴

Affiliations

¹ professor, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina jffarley@unc.edu.
² clinical professor, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
³ director, Center for Medication Optimization through Practice and Policy, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill. North Carolina.
⁴ associate professor, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

PMID: 28576958
DOI: 10.18043/ncm.78.3.186

Abstract

Improving the quality of health care requires innovative approaches to addressing the misuse, overuse, and underuse of medication in the United States. Strategies must be patient-centered, collaborative, and aligned with the move toward value-based care. We highlight research in North Carolina aimed at achieving these goals.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research*
Community Pharmacy Services
Humans
Inappropriate Prescribing / prevention & control*
Models, Organizational*
North Carolina
Patient-Centered Care
Quality of Health Care*