Ch 10 Additional Pharmacy Practice Settings and Advanced Roles for Technicians

interdisciplinary team

consists of a health care team from different disciplines, including pharmacy technicians, and is designed to provide care for the patient’s total needs

managed care

an organized health care delivery system designed to improve both the quality and accessibility of health care, including pharmaceutical care, while containing costs

medication reconciliation

the process of preparing a complete and accurate listing of patient’s medications and all related medical information such as allergies

pharmacy benefit management (PBM)

the development and management of broad and cost-efficient prescription drug benefits for a large group of patient populations

pharmacy informatics

practice that includes the use of information technology designed to ensure optimal medication use

Telepharmacy

the provision of pharmaceutical care to patients at a distance through the use of telecommunications and information technologies