Physician Satisfaction with Clinical Pharmacist Services in an Obstetrics and Gynecology Teaching Clinic
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Title
Journal of Pharmacy Technology
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate physician satisfaction with clinical pharmacy services in an obstetrics teaching clinic. Study Design: A 35-question survey was created to evaluate demographics and provider satisfaction with clinical pharmacy services using 5-point Likert scale and open response questions. Surveys were administered to all clinic attendings, maternal fetal medicine fellows, and OB/Gyn residents in June 2014 via Survey Monkey. Results: Thirty-one physicians (83.8%) completed the survey. The first set of questions utilized a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from "poor" (1) to "excellent" (5) and evaluated respondents' impressions of the clinical pharmacists' clinical knowledge and professional behavior. The median score was 5 ("excellent") on all items in the survey, and many demonstrated an average response of 4.81 to 4.9 or higher, demonstrating that almost all respondents chose "excellent." The next set of questions assessed the clinical pharmacist's role with the clinic's multidisciplinary team and asked respondents to answer questions based on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from "strongly disagree" (1) to "strongly agree" (5). The majority of responses to questions in this section were between 4.19 and 4.84. Reasons for referring patients to the clinical pharmacist were smoking cessation, asthma management, psych medication use/issues, adherence/polypharmacy, medication reconciliation, counseling on medication safety in pregnancy, insulin/heparin administration, and substance abuse. Conclusions: Overall, the survey identified a positive response and high level of physician satisfaction with clinical pharmacy services. Clinical pharmacy has the capacity to enhance pregnancy care and should be more routinely integrated into the prenatal care team.
First Page
191
Last Page
195
DOI
10.1177/8755122516658767
Publication Date
10-1-2016
Recommended Citation
Forinash, Alicia B.; Chamness, Danielle; Yancey, Abigail; Mathews, Katherine; Miller, Collin; Thompson, Judy; and Myles, Thomas, "Physician Satisfaction with Clinical Pharmacist Services in an Obstetrics and Gynecology Teaching Clinic" (2016). Pharmacy Practice Faculty Publications. 307.
https://doi.org/10.1177/8755122516658767
https://collections.uhsp.edu/pharm-practice_pubs/307