Student-led task force increases Hospital Self-Assessment completion rates and Practice Advancement Initiative awareness

ASHP and the ASHP Research and Education Foundation developed the Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative (PPMI) in 2010.1,2 The primary goal of PPMI was advancement of the health and well-being of patients by supporting practice models that encourage pharmacists as direct patient care providers. In 2015, the PPMI became the Practice Advancement Initiative (PAI) based on recommendations from the ASHP Ambulatory Care Summit. This move aimed to include a broader range of pharmacist services and healthcare settings than the previous initiative. The primary goals of the PAI focus on care team integration, pharmacy technician roles, pharmacist training and credentialing, automation and technology, and pharmacists taking the lead in medication use for patients.2,3 The PAI is vital for the growth of the pharmacy profession and to promote pharmacy as an integral provider in healthcare. The PAI Hospital Self-Assessment (HSA), a 106-question survey, was designed to identify gaps in hospital pharmacy practices across the nation.4 The HSA also provides the opportunity to generate reports comparing gathered data on each respective hospital and provide comparisons with similar hospitals within a specific state and nationwide.4,5