2023 Forecast: Pharmacists Push to Take on a Greater Role in Patient Care (Link)

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In this article, Fierce Healthcare senior editor Paige Minemyer discusses the role that pharmacists played during the pandemic that continues even now, providing vaccination, testing, and treatment services to patients in their communities as the healthcare industry continues to deal with labor shortages and staffing issues. Pharmacists are an underutilized healthcare resource, but there are regulatory barriers in place that limit what services they can perform and what they can be reimbursed for. And the public thinks so, too; 61% of people would like to get a broader range of services at their pharmacy.

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