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Group MTMM Program: A Case Study

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Group MTM program

Goal: Increase blood pressure and/or A1c control among patients with hypertension and/or diabetes in Hawai’i.

Objective: Increase engagement of non-physician team members in hypertension and diabetes management in health care systems

Group MTM program staff: 1 pharmacist, 1 pharmacy student intern

Program Description:

Physicians within network organizations will use established criteria and EHRs to identify patients who are at most risk and do not have their hypertension and or diabetes under control. Physicians would refer patients to program and pharmacist and/or pharmacy student would enroll patients into the program. Pharmacy student would be responsible for coordinating time and location of in-person sessions, …show more content…

Topics to be covered via interactive activities and group discussions will include 1) identifying drug-to-drug and drug-supplement interactions, 2) organizing and managing complex medication regimens [multiple medications, various times of the day], 3) Drug-side effects and ways to reduce drug-induced sequelae or other conditions, as well as 4) discussing socio-economic-cultural barriers and other challenges related to medication adherence and tips on how to improve adherence.

One-on-One Medication Review
During the first in-person session, the pharmacist will simultaneously pull patients out individually to complete a medication review and provide one-on-one counseling. This one-on-one session would average around 20 minutes, though the time needed for each patient will vary.

Bi-directional referral
Pharmacist will populate referring physician’s EHRs with program notes for the patient (participation, any barriers to adherence identified in discussions, BP and/or A1c readings captured during follow-up, and etc.). Physician will use these notes to inform treatment plan and discussions during patient’s next …show more content…

Research shows that half of life-threatening or fatal adverse-drug events (ADEs) are preventable and a lot of these ADEs result from prescribing errors or co-prescription of drugs known to have drug-to-drug interactions.

• Depending on the frequency of initial in-person sessions offered per week, there is potential to serve more patients over time than the traditional MTM model, where the pharmacist meets with individual patients before or after their doctor’s appointment.

• Provides training and experience for the next generation of pharmacists and provides student intern the opportunity to deliver evidence-based care as a healthcare extender.

• With only 1-2 in-person sessions, requires low commitment of time and resources for patients to participate as compared to other chronic disease prevention programs (i.e. DSME, DPP)

• Group setting allows for patients to share stories and develop a support system.

• Allows for 1-2 pharmacist(s) or pharmacy student interns to be placed with each network organization, keeping costs

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