Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services can effectively promote appropriate medication therapy, improve patient therapeutic outcomes, and control overall health care costs. Pharmacists and other health professionals collaborate to provide Disease State Management (DSM)/MTM, which targets the prevention of complications and treatment of chronic conditions.
NEW! OPA encourages you to view its MTM Strategic Plan and participate in its implementation by joining OPA's DSM Task Force. One of the initial goals of this strategic plan is the MTM Registry (below) - a network linking pharmacists providing, or interesting in providing medication therapy management (MTM) services. To keep the Registry current, we need to know who in Ohio is providing, or plans to offer, any type of screening, immunization, wellness and/or MTM services. Contact OPA with additions or updates to the Registry.
Updates
Resources/Tips
a. OPA's DSM Task Force introduces a Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Registry for patients and health providers. The MTM Registry identifies the location and services provided by MTM pharmacists in Ohio. It is self-reported and kept current by the staff of the Ohio Pharmacists Association (OPA). OPA recognizes the benefits of MTM services to improve the patient’s quality of life and encourages use of this resource. However, OPA does not endorse these providers and their services nor has OPA reviewed the listing of services submitted. To download a printable form of the Registry, click on these links - MTM Registry by City or MTM Registry by Company
b. Patient Newsletters for MTM Pharmacists to personalize and distribute - Medication Misuse
e. PDP Providers - Mirixa, Outcomes Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Services
Surveys/News
- MTM article in Cleveland Plain Dealer - 12.06.2010 Reviewing medications with pharmacist can improve health, save money
- OPA Disease State Management/Medication Therapy Management Task Force members recently met with Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Director of Pharmacy John Hanna, R.Ph., to submit a pain management program that may be administered in community pharmacy.
- Curt Black, R.Ph., PhD. was honored at the 2010 APhA Annual Meeting with the Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management Merit Award in recognition of his dedication to improved medication use and to promote the value of pharmacist-provided medication therapy management (MTM) services through the state of Ohio.
- Pharmacy Today’s featured Curt Black’s promotion of MTM throughout Ohio in its April 2010 issue and online – Black fosters growth of MTM throughout Ohio
Legislation/Rulings
S. 3543: Medication Therapy
Management (MTM) Expanded Benefits Act of 2010
This bill, introduced by Sens. Hagen (D-NC) and Franken (D-MN), would expand Medicare beneficiary access to MTM services. The legislation would do the following.
•Expand the list of conditions used to determine eligibility for MTM services. •Allow pharmacists or other qualified providers to help determine who may benefit from MTM services.
•Require any MTM program to offer both comprehensive and targeted medication reviews at the time of initial enrollment and at a transition of care.
•Require PDP sponsors to offer any willing pharmacy in its network, and any other health care provider, the opportunity to provide MTM services.
•Require PDP sponsors to reimburse pharmacies or other qualified health care providers furnishing MTM services based on the resources used and the time required to provide such services.
•Provide pharmacies and other entities that furnish MTM services with additional incentive payments based on their performance in meeting quality measures established under this Act. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s111-3543
Asheville Project
In 1996, The Asheville Project was undertaken by the City of Asheville, North Carolina to provide education and supervision for individuals of chronic health problems with the help of community pharmacists. By working with pharmacists, 80% of employees met national criteria for optimal diabetes control; 60% of employees by the first 6 month follow up appointment. City employees and dependents benefited from improved health, decreased health care costs, fewer sick days and increased satisfaction with their pharmacist's services.
