Model for medication therapy management in a university clinic. 2008

Mary Ann Kliethermes, and Anne Marie Schullo-Feulner, and Jessica Tilton, and Shiyun Kim, and Annette Nicole Pellegrino
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA. mkliet@midwestern.edu

OBJECTIVE Experience with a referral-based medication therapy management (MTM) clinic in a university medical center is described. CONCLUSIONS The MTM clinic's mission is to assist patients who take multiple medications due to multiple chronic conditions with the management of their drug therapy to improve or maintain their health and prevent or minimize drug-related problems. The clinical services provided at the clinic have evolved into a comprehensive program providing five distinct service areas: access, adherence, coordination of care, medication therapy review, and education. During initial visits, patient information is collected, patients are interviewed, medications are reconciled, and the pharmacist identifies and attempts to solve any immediate drug-related problems and concerns. Routine visits are scheduled monthly to coincide with a patient's medication refills. On a typical day, a minimum of two MTM pharmacists and one pharmacy technician staff the clinic. On two days of the week, three MTM pharmacists are available in the clinic. The clinic averages 9-13 scheduled patient visits per day. The MTM clinic functions as a subset of the outpatient pharmacy and is merged financially in the general operational budget of the ambulatory care pharmacy. This model of MTM patient care is intensive and comprehensive and is significantly different from the majority of MTM models currently provided by Medicare Part D plans. CONCLUSIONS A referral-based MTM clinic managed by pharmacists at a university medical center outpatient pharmacy provides care to patients with the goal of improving medication access, medication adherence, continuity of care, medication therapy management, and patient education.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010045 Outpatients Persons who receive ambulatory care at an outpatient department or clinic without room and board being provided. Out-patients,Out patients,Out-patient,Outpatient
D010347 Patient Care Planning Usually a written medical and nursing care program designed for a particular patient. Nursing Care Plans,Goals of Care,Plans, Nursing Care,Care Goal,Care Goals,Care Plan, Nursing,Care Planning, Patient,Care Plans, Nursing,Nursing Care Plan,Plan, Nursing Care,Planning, Patient Care
D010595 Pharmacists Those persons legally qualified by education and training to engage in the practice of pharmacy. Clinical Pharmacists,Community Pharmacists,Retail Pharmacists,Clinical Pharmacist,Community Pharmacist,Pharmacist,Pharmacist, Clinical,Pharmacist, Community,Pharmacist, Retail,Pharmacists, Clinical,Pharmacists, Community,Pharmacists, Retail,Retail Pharmacist
D010607 Pharmacy Service, Hospital Hospital department responsible for the receiving, storing, and distribution of pharmaceutical supplies. Clinical Pharmacy Service,Hospital Pharmacy Service,Pharmacy Service, Clinical,Hospital Pharmaceutic Service,Hospital Pharmaceutical Service,Hospital Pharmacy Services,Pharmaceutic Service, Hospital,Pharmaceutical Service, Hospital,Service, Clinical Pharmacy,Service, Hospital Pharmaceutic,Service, Hospital Pharmaceutical,Service, Hospital Pharmacy,Clinical Pharmacy Services,Hospital Pharmaceutic Services,Hospital Pharmaceutical Services,Pharmaceutic Services, Hospital,Pharmaceutical Services, Hospital,Pharmacy Services, Clinical,Pharmacy Services, Hospital,Services, Clinical Pharmacy,Services, Hospital Pharmaceutic,Services, Hospital Pharmaceutical,Services, Hospital Pharmacy
D012017 Referral and Consultation The practice of sending a patient to another program or practitioner for services or advice which the referring source is not prepared to provide. Consultation,Gatekeepers, Health Service,Hospital Referral,Second Opinion,Consultation and Referral,Health Service Gatekeepers,Hospital Referrals,Referral,Referral, Hospital,Referrals, Hospital,Consultations,Gatekeeper, Health Service,Health Service Gatekeeper,Opinion, Second,Opinions, Second,Referrals,Second Opinions
D003266 Continuity of Patient Care Health care provided on a continuing basis from the initial contact, following the patient through all phases of medical care. Continuum of Care,Continuity of Care,Care Continuity,Care Continuity, Patient,Care Continuum,Patient Care Continuity
D004358 Drug Therapy The use of DRUGS to treat a DISEASE or its symptoms. One example is the use of ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS to treat CANCER. Chemotherapy,Pharmacotherapy,Therapy, Drug,Chemotherapies,Drug Therapies,Pharmacotherapies,Therapies, Drug
D006785 Hospitals, University Hospitals maintained by a university for the teaching of medical students, postgraduate training programs, and clinical research. University Hospitals
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017146 Models, Organizational Theoretical representations and constructs that describe or explain the structure and hierarchy of relationships and interactions within or between formal organizational entities or informal social groups. Organizational Models,Model, Organizational,Organizational Model

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