Introduction of Applying for“Pharmacists’Health Care Provider Status”in the United States and Its En-lightenment on Clinical Pharmacist Legal System Construction in China
10.6039/j.issn.1001-0408.2016.19.02
- VernacularTitle:美国药师申请“卫生保健提供者地位”的介绍及对我国临床药师法律制度建设的启示Δ
- Author:
Jiapeng LI
;
Yang LIU
;
Libo ZHAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
American pharmacists;
Provider status;
Health care;
Legal system
- From:
China Pharmacy
2016;27(19):2596-2598
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To provide reference for the development of clinical pharmacists’career and the establishment of le-gal system in China. METHODS:The background,progress and situation of applying for“pharmacists’health care provider sta-tus”in the United States were introduced. The reasons for achieving provider status in California,Washington,and Oregon were summed up in aspects of politics,economics and education. The chance and challenge for achieving provider status at federal level were also discussed. Based on the development of clinical pharmacists in China,the suggestions were put forward for the improve-ment of legal system of clinical pharmacists in China. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS:“Health care provider status”in the United Stated were recognised by 3 states with local developed economics,high-level education,and collective efforts of pharmacy organi-zations. Multiple national pharmacy organizations as American Pharmacists Association,American Society of Health-System Phar-macists and American Pharmacy College Society are working together toward provider status at the federal level. Our country should pay attention to related legal system construction,establish perfect and definite clinical pharmacists legal system as soon as possible to provide legal guarantee for career development of clinical pharmacists in China.
