PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Funk, Kylee A.
AU  - Sorge, Lindsay A.
AU  - Bazemore, Andrew W.
AU  - Sorensen, Todd D.
AU  - McClurg, Mary T. Roth
AU  - Carroll, Jennifer K.
TI  - How Comprehensive Medication Management Contributes to Foundational Elements of Primary Care
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2021.02.190318
DP  - 2021 Mar 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
PG  - 420--423
VI  - 34
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/34/2/420.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/34/2/420.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2021 Mar 01; 34
AB  - Pharmacists are more often being recognized as a critical component of the primary care team. Previous literature has not clearly made the connection to how pharmacists and comprehensive medication management (CMM) contribute to recognized foundational elements of primary care. In this reflection, we examine how the delivery of CMM both supports and aligns with Starfield's 4 Cs of Primary Care. We illustrate how the delivery of CMM supports first contact through increased provider access, continuity through empanelment, comprehensiveness by addressing unmet medication needs, and coordination through collaborating with the primary care team and broader team. The provision of CMM addresses critical unmet medication-related needs in primary care and is aligned with the foundational elements of primary care.