Medical Economics September 16, 2024
Tony Willoughby, PharmD

How pharmacist-led medication support could ease physician burden and unlock patient outcomes to drive value-based care performance

People would be healthier if they took their medications as prescribed. Fundamentally, we all know this. Outcomes would improve. Quality of life and lifespans would increase. Total health care costs would recede, because healthier people require less health care services.

Physicians and their teams could spend more time working with their patients on the next steps in their health, rather than feeling mired in the same challenges. Their ability to deliver delight in the patient journey would improve. Their performance and success in value-based care models would leap forward.

The paradox: If we have unwavering belief that improved medication adherence can unlock healthier...

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