Journal article
Community Pharmacist and Family Medicine Collaboration for Pre-Visit Planning for Shared Patients Receiving Chronic Care Management Services
Journal of pharmacy practice, Vol.37(3), pp.571-577
06/2024
DOI: 10.1177/08971900221148042
PMID: 36592033
Abstract
Pre-visit planning entails completing necessary tasks prior to clinic appointments. Community pharmacists (CPs) have unique knowledge about patients' medication use but do not routinely provide drug therapy reviews before clinic visits.
(1) Create and implement a business partnership between a CP and family medicine clinic (FMC) for CP provision of pre-visit medication reviews, and (2) describe the billing experience for shared patients in the FMC chronic care management (CCM) program.
A prospective 8-month study in one community pharmacy and FMC in Iowa. Eligible patients were enrolled in the clinic CCM program and received their prescriptions at the CP. CPs were granted access to the clinic electronic health record (EHR), performed medication reviews, and recorded drug therapy recommendations (DTRs) in the clinic EHR. FMC physicians reviewed CP DTRs before the patient encounter. Time tracking software in the EHR recorded CP and FMC time performing CCM services. CCM revenue was prorated between parties. FMC physicians completed a survey about their experience.
Overall, there were 129 CP reviews performed for 95 patients. These reviews resulted in 169 DTRs and 76% were accepted by the physician. There were 71 CCM claims billed and CCM revenue was $3596 ($1796 FMC, $1800 CP). More than 90% of physicians (N = 11) indicated they reviewed CP DTRs before the patient encounter and agreed they were helpful to their practice.
CPs completed pre-visit medication reviews and made accepted medication therapy recommendations. CCM billing provided a mechanism for CPs to receive revenue for their services.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Community Pharmacist and Family Medicine Collaboration for Pre-Visit Planning for Shared Patients Receiving Chronic Care Management Services
- Creators
- James D Hoehns - University of IowaMatthew Witry - University of IowaMadison McDonald - AdventHealth East OrlandoSarah Kadura - University of IowaEmily O'Brien - University of Colorado HealthRobert Nichols - GreenWood ResourcesJoe Greenwood - GreenWood ResourcesJamie Snyder - UnityPoint HealthRaemi Chavez - University of IowaAdam Froyum-Roise - UnityPoint Health
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of pharmacy practice, Vol.37(3), pp.571-577
- DOI
- 10.1177/08971900221148042
- PMID
- 36592033
- ISSN
- 0897-1900
- eISSN
- 1531-1937
- Grant note
- name: Iowa Pharmacy Association Foundation
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 01/02/2023
- Date published
- 06/2024
- Academic Unit
- Family and Community Medicine; Pharmacy Practice and Science; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984359894402771
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