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Common goals for collaborative practice agreements (CPAs):

1. To promote the most efficient and clinically appropriate use of resources
2. To collect valuable outcomes and/or utilization data
3. To communicate to referring physicians the patient outcomes those have resulted from pharmacy care
interventions
4. To increase satisfaction for patients, families, staff, physicians, and third-party payers
5. To achieve continuous quality improvement in patient lives and outcomes
6. To serve as a marketing tool to attract patients, staff, or managed-care organizations

Common barriers for collaborative pharmacy practice:

1. Communication breakdowns
2. Lack of trust in another practitioner’s competence
3. Practice sites distant from one another
4. Time limitations
5. Confusion or resistance by patients
6. Unclear roles and expectations
7. Reimbursement constraints
8. Lack of prescriptive authority
9. Economic issues

Requirements (pharmacists) for collaborative pharmacy practice:

1. Commission for Certification in Geriatric Pharmacy board certification (CGP)
2. Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties certification
3. American Society of Health-System Pharmacist accredited residency
4. Other clinical residency
5. Completion of a continuing education certificate program in at least one chronic disease state
6. PharmD degree
7. Master’s degree
8. Specific number of years of clinical experience
9. Board of Pharmacy approved education/training
10. Specified annual continuing education.

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