Outcomes Study of MTM in a Medicare ACO

Medication Management (MTM)

Medication management is defined as the standard of care that ensures each patient's
medications, including prescription, over-the-counter, herbal products, vitamins, and
supplements, are individually assessed to determine the following:

- Appropriateness of each medication for the patient

- Effectiveness for the patient's medical conditions

- Safety given the patient's co-morbidities and other medications

- Convenience to be taken by the patient as intended

Medication management services are delivered to an individual patient and are fully
integrated with the health care team to achieve coordinated and consistent patient care.
Pharmacists provide this service using a standardized method to comprehensively review each
patient's medications. This systematic process is designed to identify, prevent, and resolve
drug therapy problems and to aid in attainment of a patient's therapy goals. Medication
management services include an individualized care plan that tracks progress on the intended
goals of therapy with appropriate follow-up to determine actual patient outcomes.
Pharmacists aim to emphasize the care experience for patients, achieve better
medication-related quality measures, and reduce the cost of care.

Patients who are enrolled in the MTM group will have an initial MTM visit, which will last
approximately 60 minutes. In this visit, the patient and the pharmacist will discuss all
medications (prescription, over-the-counter, and herbal) that the patient is taking.
Medications will be evaluated for indication, efficacy, safety and convenience. The
pharmacist and patient and other care team members will participate in shared decision in an
effort to optimize patient clinical outcomes and medication experience. Patients will
continue to work with their primary care provider and other care team members. Patients will
continue to meet with the pharmacist on an individualized basis for 1 year to optimize the
patients' medications based on individual needs.

Patients enrolled in the control group will not experience any change in their medical care
on account of being enrolled in the control group. They will continue to work with their
primary care provider and other care team members.

Inclusion Criteria:

- MSSP patient, attributed to Community Health Network

- Receive primary care at HealthEast as demonstrated by having > 2 outpatient visits at
one of HealthEast's primary care clinics in the 3 years prior to enrollment.

- Currently taking > 1 medication from the following therapeutic classes:
antiplatelet/anticoagulant, hypoglycemic (oral or insulin), opioid analgesic

- Willingness of subject to work with a MTM pharmacist for medication management
throughout the 12 month study period.

- Provided written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Currently receiving their primary care at a non-HealthEast clinic

- Inpatient status at Bethesda Hospital within last 12 months

- Currently receiving hospice care

- In the opinion of the investigator, have any kind of disorder that may compromise the
ability of the subject to provide written informed consent