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Developing collaborative relationships between pharmacists and other health professionals.

integrating pharmacy services into a patient-centered medical home More than 40 years ago, the idea for what may be a landmark opportunity for pharmacy was introduced. In 1967, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) first presented the concept of the medical home, with a focus on having a central location for a child’s medical information.1 In the 4 decades since that publication, the vision for the patientcentered medical home (PCMH) has evolved. In March 2007, the American Academy of Family Physicians, AAP, American College of Physicians, and American Osteopathic Association issued a joint statement on the principles of the PCMH.2 The guiding principles of patient care within the PCMH model include (1) a personal physician, (2) a physician-directed medical practice that provides team-based patient care, (3) whole-person orientation in which the physician focuses on all health care needs of the patient in collaboration with the health care team, (4) coordinated and integrated care, (5) quality and safety as hallmarks of care, (6) enhanced access to care, and (7) appropriate payment for value-added care.2 Using these guiding principles, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has developed Physician Practices Connections (PPC)–Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition to qualify a physician practice to be eligible for financial incentives and ciples of the PCMH model and the NCQA standards, a number of collaborative opportunities exist for integrating pharmacy services into a successful PCMH. Pharmacists can be a key health care partner to provide team-based, coordinated, integrated care with a focus on quality, safety, and enhanced access. Pharmacists already have shown successful evidence-based care in chronic conditions and demonstrated improved clinical outcomes using the concepts of patient self-management.4,5 One vital component to successful integration of pharmacy services in a PCMH is developing collaborative relationships with physicians and other members of the health care team in the practice.