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Towards a Greater Professional Standing: Evolution of Pharmacy Practice and Education, 1920-2020 by Urick, Benjamin Y, Meggs, Emily V

“…The history of community pharmacy in America since the 1920s is one of slow progress towards greater professional standing through changes in pharmacy…”
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Providers' mediating role for medication adherence among cancer survivors by Trogdon, Justin G, Amin, Krutika, Gupta, Parul, Urick, Benjamin Y, Reeder-Hayes, Katherine E, Farley, Joel F, Wheeler, Stephanie B, Spees, Lisa, Lund, Jennifer L

“…We conducted a mediation analysis of the provider team's role in changes to chronic condition medication adherence among cancer survivors. We used a…”
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Findings From a National Survey of Older US Adults on Patient Willingness to Use Telehealth Services: Cross-Sectional Survey by Odebunmi, Olufeyisayo O, Hughes, Tamera D, Waters, Austin R, Urick, Benjamin Y, Herron, Caroline, Wangen, Mary, Rohweder, Catherine, Ferrari, Renée M, Marciniak, Macary W, Wheeler, Stephanie B, Brenner, Alison T, Shah, Parth D

“…Telehealth (telemedicine and telepharmacy) services increase access to patient services and ensure continuity of care. However, few studies have assessed…”
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Measuring Adherence: A Proof of Concept Study for Multiple Medications for Chronic Conditions in Alternative Payment Models by Farley, Joel F, Kumar, Arun, Urick, Benjamin Y

“…Adherence to renin angiotensin system antagonists (RASA), non-insulin diabetes medications (NIDM) and statins has been included in the Medicare Star Ratings…”
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Relative contribution of pharmacists and primary care providers to shared quality measures by Urick, Benjamin Y., Pathak, Shweta, Cook, Seth D., Smith, Valerie A., Campbell, Patrick J., Nelson, Mel L., Holland, Lee, Pickering, Matthew K.

“…Alternative payment models are common for both primary care providers and pharmacies. These models rely on quality measures to determine reimbursement, and…”
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Pharmacists as accessible health care providers: quantifying the opportunity by Valliant, Samantha N, Burbage, Sabree C, Pathak, Shweta, Urick, Benjamin Y

“…Community pharmacists are well positioned to improve patient access to care, which may assist value-based care programs in reaching patients. While pharmacy…”
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Telepharmacy and Quality of Medication Use in Rural Areas, 2013-2019 by Pathak, Shweta, Haynes, Mitchell, Qato, Dima M, Urick, Benjamin Y

“…Pharmacy closures in rural areas is an increasingly common problem. Closures disrupt medication access and decrease adherence to prescription medications…”
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From Desegregation and Integration to Diversity and Inclusion: The Environment Was Just Ice by Brown, Christian A., Bond, Gregory, White, Carla, Urick, Benjamin Y.

“…The process of desegregation at Southern schools of pharmacy was long and arduous. Despite persistent protests, struggles, and lawsuits, many schools of…”
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Assessing changes in third-party gross margin for a single community pharmacy by Urick, Benjamin Y., PharmD, Urmie, Julie M., PhD, Doucette, William R., PhD, McDonough, Randall P., PharmD, MS

“…Abstract Objectives To assess changes in prescription gross margin from 2008 to 2011 using a random sample of prescriptions, analyze changes in prescription…”
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Real-world persistence and adherence to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists among obese commercially insured adults without diabetes by Gleason, Patrick P, Urick, Benjamin Y, Marshall, Landon Z, Friedlander, Nicholas, Qiu, Yang, Leslie, R Scott

“…In 2014, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist product, liraglutide injection, for obesity…”
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Performance-based pharmacy payment models: key components and critical implementation considerations for successful uptake and integration by Richard, Chloe, Urick, Benjamin Y, Pathak, Shweta, Jackson, John, Livet, Melanie

“…In the United States, the shift towards value-based health care seeks to improve patient outcomes while reducing health care spending. Although the federal…”
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Review of the National Quality Forum's Measure Endorsement Process by Ramachandran, Sujith, Maharjan, Shishir, Nsiah, Irene, Urick, Benjamin Y., Carr, Alexcia, Foster, Matthew

“…The National Quality Forum (NQF) evaluates healthcare performance measures for endorsement based on a broad set of criteria. We extracted data from NQF…”
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Is it time to replace the star ratings adherence measures? by Farley, Joel F, Urick, Benjamin Y

“…Measures of medication adherence to noninsulin diabetes medications (NIDM), statins, and renin angiotensin system antagonists (RASA) have been continuously…”
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Patient Medication Adherence Among Pharmacies Participating in a North Carolina Enhanced Services Network by Urick, Benjamin Y, Bhosle, Monali, Farley, Joel F

“…Improving medication adherence can reduce health care spending, and studies have demonstrated community pharmacists can positively affect adherence through the…”
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Design and effect of performance-based pharmacy payment models by Urick, Benjamin Y, Pathak, Shweta, Hughes, Tamera D, Ferreri, Stefanie P

“…Community pharmacy participation in performance-based payment models has increased in recent years. Despite this, there has been neither much research done to…”
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Impact of Expanding Access to Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems Among Insulin Users with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes by Pathak, Shweta, Kearin, Kristina, Kahkoska, Anna R, Fuller, Kathryn A, Staats, Bradley, Albright, Joseph, Stürmer, Til, Buse, John B, Urick, Benjamin Y

“…Despite increased use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems, studies to quantify patterns of CGM use are limited. In December 2018, a policy change by…”
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Telehealth medication management and health care spending in a Medicare Accountable Care Organization by Urick, Benjamin Y, Peters, Amanda, Pathak, Shweta, Vest, Mary-Haston, Colmenares, Evan, Blanchard, Carrie, Easter, Jon, Foushee, Leigh, DeFalco, Penny

“…Value-based care is an opportunity for medication optimization services to improve medication management and reduce health care spending. The reach of these…”
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Patient outcomes from implementing an enhanced services pharmacy network by Urick, Benjamin Y., Trygstad, Troy K., Farley, Joel F.

“…To evaluate the effect of implementing a network of community pharmacies on medication adherence, health service utilization, and health care spending…”
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State Telepharmacy Policies and Pharmacy Deserts by Urick, Benjamin Y, Adams, Jessica K, Bruce, Maimuna R

“…Pharmacy deserts have increased, potentially affecting patient access and care. Historically, telepharmacies have been used to reduce pharmacy deserts to…”
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Do enhanced services pharmacies serve sicker patients? by Urick, Benjamin Y., Farley, Joel F.

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between patients’ demographics, health status, and health resource use and attribution to a…”
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