Medication therapy management

Medication therapy management

Medication Therapy Management (MTM) is medical care provided by pharmacists, or other qualified providers, the aim of which is to optimize drug therapy and improve outcomes for people taking medication, especially for people who have several chronic conditions and take several drugs to manage them, prescribed by multiple doctors.[1][2]

Medication therapy management includes reviewing all the medications a person is taking and creating a single record of all them, counseling the person, and coordinating with prescribers.[3][4] As of 2015 there was no good evidence that MTM created better outcomes for people or that it saved money.[3]

The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, required Medicare Part D prescription drug plans to include medication therapy management services delivered by a qualified healthcare professional, including pharmacists, beginning in 2006.[5]

The National Board of Medication Therapy Management is a non-profit organization founded in the US in 2017, which has established a voluntary professional certification program for pharmacists to train them in MTM.[6] A pharmacist who is board-certified is designated as a "Board Certified Medication Therapy Management Specialist," and may use the acronym "BCMTMS" as a suffix to their personal name.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Using Medication Therapy Management to Treat Chronic Disease". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Memo Contract Year 2018 Medication Therapy Management (MTM)" (PDF). Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 Greer, N; Bolduc, J; Geurkink, E; Koeller, E; Rector, T; Olson, K; MacDonald, R; Wilt, TJ (October 2015). "Pharmacist-Led Chronic Disease Management: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness and Harms Compared to Usual Care [Internet]". VA Evidence-based Synthesis Program Reports. PMID 27252999.
  4. ↑ "Medication Therapy Management in Pharmacy Practice Version 2.0" (PDF). American Pharmacists Association and National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation. March 2008.
  5. ↑ Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, Public Law 108-173. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  6. ↑ "Mission, Vision & Values - National Board of Medication Therapy Management". www.nbmtm.org. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Representation Of Credentials - National Board of Medication Therapy Management". www.nbmtm.org. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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