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Optimizing Medications in Practice

Resources for enabling healthcare practitioners to better optimize medications, improve clinical outcomes, and reduce overall healthcare costs.

Medication Management (CMM and MTM)

Resources for understanding key components of the pharmacist’s patient care process, essential functions of comprehensive medication management (CMM), and requirements for providing medication therapy management (MTM).

Medication Therapy Management & Comprehensive Medication Management
Cureatr blog post, April 2019
Requirements for Medication Therapy Management Programs (MTMP)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Medication Therapy Management
Community Pharmacists and Medication Therapy Management
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Best Practices Guide
The Patient Care Process for Delivering Comprehensive Medication Management
Optimizing Medication Use in Patient-Centered, Team-Based Care Settings; ACCP CMM in Primary Care Research Team
Comprehensive Medication Management in Team-Based Care
American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA): Medication Management Services
PQA Medication Therapy Management Measures and Medication Therapy Problem (MTP) Categories Framework
What is Medication Therapy Management?
American Pharmacists Association (APhA): MTM Central
The Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process
Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners (JCPP)
Integrating Comprehensive Medication Management to Optimize Patient Outcomes
Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC): Resource Guide
Collaborative Drug Therapy Management and Comprehensive Medication Management
American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)

Impacting Value-Based Outcomes

Resources for learning how medication optimization can improve medication-related quality and performance outcomes.

Healthcare Metrics: Where Do Pharmacists Add Value?
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Commentary
The Pharmacist’s Role in Quality Improvement
American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) Discussion Guide
Medication Management: Implications for Practices in Alternative Payment Models (APMs)
A Center for Medication Optimization (CMO) resource
Medication Management: Implications for Practices in CMS’ Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
A Center for Medication Optimization (CMO) resource

Maximizing Use of Clinical Pharmacists

Strategies and guidance for maximizing use of clinical pharmacists’ expertise in practice.

Adding a Clinical Pharmacist to Your Practice
Resource for helping outpatient clinics incorporate clinical pharmacists into their practices
Practical Strategies for Pharmacist Integration with Primary Care
A University of Vermont College of Medicine, Office of Primary Care workbook
Embedding Pharmacists Into the Practice
American Medical Association (AMA) Steps Forward™ module on collaborating with pharmacists to improve patient outcomes
Partnering with Pharmacists in the Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): A Program Guide for Public Health

Improving Patient-Centered Care

Resources and guidance to help you better understand your patients and improve patient-centered care.

AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
Health literacy tools and resources from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
ASHA Health Literacy Resources
Health literacy resources from The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
National Center for Cultural Competence
Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development National Center for Cultural Competence
HRSA Culture, Language, and Health Literacy Resources
Resources on cultural, language, and health literacy from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care®
Educational programs, services, and resources from the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care (IPFCC)
Next Step in Care
Guides and checklists for family caregivers and healthcare professionals from United Hospital Fund
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