Kevin Fiscella, M.D., M.P.H.Dean’s Professor, Family MedicineProfessor, Public Health Sciences and Community HealthUniversity of Rochester  Medical CenterCo-Director, Research DivisionDepartment of Family MedicineRochester, New York 14620

11 May Primary Care: Brief Training Encourages Discussions of Prescription Drug Costs

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MedicalResearch.com Interview with:

Kevin Fiscella, M.D., M.P.H.Dean’s Professor, Family MedicineProfessor, Public Health Sciences and Community HealthUniversity of Rochester  Medical CenterCo-Director, Research DivisionDepartment of Family MedicineRochester, New York 14620

Dr. Fiscella

Kevin Fiscella, M.D., M.P.H.
Dean’s Professor, Family Medicine
Professor, Public Health Sciences and Community Health
University of Rochester  Medical Center
Co-Director, Research Division
Department of Family Medicine
Rochester, New York 14620 

MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?

Response: The study was designed to determine whether one hour of training was sufficient to promote conversations between physicians and their patients regarding patient-borne costs of prescriptions.

We found that the training, which promoted a team-based approach involving brief screening and cost-reducing strategies, nearly doubled the number of conversations.

MedicalResearch.com: What should readers take away from your report? 

Response: Brief education on brief screening and practical strategies to lower prescription costs increases office visits discussion of prescription costs and strategies to reduce them.   

MedicalResearch.com: What recommendations do you have for future research as a result of this work?

Response: Further questions are whether these effects are sustained and/or whether additional interventions are needed to produce larger and more sustained effects.

No disclosures

Citation:

Ann Intern Med. 2019 May 7;170(9_Supplement):S46-S53. doi: 10.7326/M18-2011.
Addressing Medication Costs During Primary Care Visits: A Before-After Study of Team-Based Training.
Carroll JK1, Farah S2, Fortuna RJ3, Lanigan AM4, Sanders M2, Venci JV5, Fiscella K5. 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31060055

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