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Pharmacist-Physician Collaborative Medication Therapy Management Services (MTMS) RCI Demonstration Project Jan Hirsch, PhD Right Care Leadership Summit - 10/01/2010. R. R. PharmD-MD Collaborative. Usual Care. Internal Medicine Group – UCSD
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Pharmacist-Physician Collaborative Medication Therapy Management Services (MTMS) RCI Demonstration ProjectJan Hirsch, PhDRight Care Leadership Summit - 10/01/2010
R R PharmD-MD Collaborative Usual Care • Internal Medicine Group – UCSD • Registry to identify HTN patients “not at goal” (n=90 per group) • >140/90 (or >130/80 with diabetes) • PharmD two ½ day sessions per week • Collaborative Practice Protocol • MTMS activities: • drug therapy initiation and monitoring • medication dosage adjustments • physical assessment (BP, height, weight) • laboratory test review/order • patient education • Clinic visits and follow-up phone calls
Specific Aims • Compare change in systolic and diastolic blood pressure between groups at 6 and 9 months. • Evaluate MTMS model • number and type of medication changes • number and type of drug therapy problems identified and resolved • patient satisfaction • medication and medical resource utilization • return on investment (ROI) • Explore possible markers to target patients most likely to have high benefit vs. cost ratio for future pharmacist MTMS. • Interpret clinical, economic and humanistic outcomes from 3 stakeholder perspectives (Medical Group, Health Plan, Patient). • Stakeholder Interpretation Group
Timeline As of 9-29-10 1/2011 1st Patient 6 mos. Enrolled: 40 Initial Visit: 34 22 initial visit only 8 initial visit + 1 follow-up 4 initial visit + 2 follow-up 7/2010 8/2011 9/2011 1st Patient In Last Patient 9 mos. Chart Review Usual Care Patients
Patient Descriptors (n=31) 1 George J et al., Ann Pharmacother: 2004;38:1369-76.
Patient Descriptors (n=31) 2 Morisky Scale
Patients Inclusion criteria: Age 18 or over • Diagnosis of hypertension with most recent BP>140/90 mmHg (ICD9code 401.xx) or BP>130/80 mmHg if patient also has diabetes • Currently treated with at least one anti-hypertensive medication • Continuous active patient of the clinic for at least the past 6 months • English speaking and able to complete questionnaires in English