Analysis of Cost Avoidance From Pharmacy Students' Clinical Interventions at a Psychiatric Hospital

作者：Campbell Austin R; Nelson Leigh Anne^*; Elliott Ellie; Hieber Robin; Sommi Roger W

来源：American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 2011, 75(1): 8.

DOI：10.5688/ajpe7518

• clinical intervention
• pharmacy student
• psychiatry
• cost avoidance
• experiential education

Objective. To analyze the cost avoidance resulting from clinical interventions made by pharmacy students completing an advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) at a psychiatric hospital.
Methods. A retrospective database review of documented clinical interventions by pharmacy students was conducted to classify interventions by type and significance. Interventions were assigned a cost avoidance value determined by an evaluation of the literature.
Results. Three hundred-twenty interventions were documented by 15 pharmacy students during the 1-year study period. The majority of interventions were related to psychiatric medication classes and most (n = 197; 61.6%) were classified as being of moderate significance. The most common interventions included patient education (13.1%), order clarification (11.6%), therapeutic dosing adjustments (10.9%), and laboratory order monitoring (8.8%). The estimated cost avoidance from all interventions made by pharmacy students was approximately $23,000.
Conclusions. Pharmacy students completing APPEs at a psychiatric hospital contributed to a variety of significant clinical interventions and provided considerable cost avoidance value to the institution.

• 出版日期2011