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MTM Study Reports Improved Quality and Economic Outcomes Using Medication Management Systems' Assurance Pharmaceutical Care System(TM)
MINNEAPOLIS, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A landmark study published in the
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association documents how medication
therapy management (MTM) services, provided by experienced pharmacists using
the Assurance Pharmaceutical Care System(TM), produced both improved clinical
outcomes and lower total health care expenditures. Entitled Clinical and
Economic Outcomes of Medication Therapy Management Services: The Minnesota
Experience (Isetts, et al. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2008;48(2):203-211), the
Journal's Special Feature reports on the effects of face-to-face MTM services
in 285 patients with multiple medical conditions and complex drug therapies
compared against a similar group of 252 patients who did not receive MTM
services. In this collaborative study between Fairview Health Services, Blue
Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota, Fairview's
pharmacists provided MTM services using a consistent pharmaceutical care
process that was guided by and documented in Medication Management Systems'
(MMS) Assurance Pharmaceutical Care System(TM).
Patients receiving MTM services demonstrated significant improvement in
drug therapy goals achieved, drug problems resolved, and selected Healthcare
Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures improved. In addition,
total annual health expenditures were significantly decreased in the MTM
patients when measured against the pre-MTM service baseline. The decreased
health expenditures resulted in a 12:1 return on investment (ROI) for MTM
services. In the study, pharmacist usage of Assurance Pharmaceutical Care
System(TM) was cited as a key contributor to attainment and documentation of
improved clinical outcomes and lower total health expenditures.
"MMS is proud of the role of our proprietary Assurance Pharmaceutical Care
System(TM) in supporting pharmaceutical care delivered by MTM pharmacists and
in documenting the positive results reported in this landmark study," said
Nathan Schultz, Pharm.D., President of MMS. "This important work clearly
demonstrates the value of MTM services provided by well-trained pharmacists
using a consistent care process."
According to Amanda Brummel, Pharm.D., MTM Operations Manager, Fairview
Pharmacy Services, "Our pharmacists worked directly with patients and their
providers using the systematic clinical approach of the pharmaceutical care
model. Supported by the Assurance Pharmaceutical Care System(TM), they were
able to provide robust MTM services that improved quality indicators and
lowered healthcare expenditures for our patients. The 12:1 ROI achieved
provides dramatic evidence of the value of medication therapy management
services."
About Medication Management Systems
Medication Management Systems (MMS) is a leader in designing, delivering
and implementing, successful, standards-driven medication therapy management
(MTM) programs. MMS employs a proven patient-centered pharmaceutical care
approach supported by the Assurance Pharmaceutical Care System(TM) to improve
medication efficacy, safety, and adherence for patients with complex drug
therapies. Visit http://www.medsmanagement.com.
SOURCE Medication Management Systems
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