Anticoagulation Clinical Pharmacist: Anticoagulation Care between the Headset and the Dial Pad

Abstract

Anticoagulant is a class of medication that saves lives while carries an intrinsic risk of harm. The American College of Chest Physicians Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy for the first time in 1995 endorsed the setting of specialized anticoagulation clinics instead of usual medical care. Recently telemedicine is not a brand-new method of patient care, yet, telemedicine utilization has increased dramatically during the last year to comply with the curfew that most cities of the world had to apply to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Telemedicine and especially anticoagulation care need careful systems, the minimum infrastructure of patient records including telephone contact number, facility telephone, and clinic appointment system. The top three challenges when applying telehealth are payment, confidentiality, and un-updated patients’ information.