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. 2012 Aug 1;12:229. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-229

Table 2.

Concepts derived by Leximancer from interviews divided into respondent groups and themes

General Practitioners Pharmacists Health Care Consumers Practice Managers Mixed Pharmacist and GP Group
Positively viewed roles
Medication review
Medication review
Medication review
Medication review
Medication review
Medication information
Medication reconciliation/history taking
Medication information/counselling
Medication counselling
Medication information
Education to patients
Education
Patient advocate to GP
Education and Drug Information
Patient education/Patient medication profile print outs
(GPs and Patients)
Quality prescribing initiatives
Specialty clinics
Medication profile print outs
Medication Reconciliation
Cost savings on medications
Education to GPs
Prescribing
Prescribing (script renewal)
Repeat prescribing
Repeat prescribing
Negatively viewed roles
Dispensing
Dispensing
Dispensing
Dispensing
Ordering pathology
Prescribing
Prescribing
Prescribing
Prescribing
Prescribing
Diagnosing
Diagnosing
Physical examination/diagnosing
Diagnosis
Diagnosing
 
Procedural tasks
 
Immunisations
Routine GP services
Barriers to integration
Remuneration
Remuneration
Remuneration
Funding
Funding
Size of practice
Medical culture/“Turf wars”
Reluctance from GPs
Turf wars
Size of the practice
Lack of space
Operational/logistical issues
Physical space
Size of the practice/available space
Operational
Preconceptions of pharmacist roles
Experience of the pharmacist
 
Logistical issues
 
Facilitators to integration
Remuneration
Remuneration
Remuneration
Funding
Funding
Training of the pharmacist
Training of the pharmacist
Support of GPs
Additional training of pharmacist
Changes in legislation/business rules for services
Defined scope of practice
Education on role to medical profession
Promoting services to community
Education to GPs on benefits
 
Administrative support
 
Administration support
Education to patients on benefits
 
Potential benefits of integration
Increased access and communication
Access to patient medical file
Access to medical notes and GPs
Access to patient medical file
Access to patients record
Increased rapport
Privacy
Privacy
Increased privacy
Privacy
Pharmacist seen as independent
Dedicated time for services
Dedicated time to spend with patient
Increased rapport and communication between pharmacist and GP
Dedicated time
Increased patient acceptance of pharmacist services
Increased rapport and communication with GP
Closer working relationship with GPs
Enhanced coordination of services
Less commercial influences
 
 
Reduce GP workload
Continuity of care
 
Method of remuneration
Government
Government
Government
Government
Government/DVA
 
Patient
Patient
Patient co-payment
 
 
Medical Centre
Medical centre
 
 
  Health Insurance      

DVA = Department of Veteran Affairs.

Concepts are not ranked.