MTM occurring across the nation—Interactive map shows you
where
Pharmacists wanting to network, providers looking for collaborators,
policymakers gauging uptake—everyone finds what they’re
looking for on pharmacist.com.
APhA has launched an
interactive map that identifies pharmacists who are making a
difference in patient’s lives through the provision of medication
therapy management (MTM) services. By clicking on a state, the user
learns who has been profiled in APhA’s MTM magazine, Pharmacy
Today, and can view lists of pharmacies providing these
innovative services. Testimonials posted by pharmacists on healthreform.gov are also being
added.
Medication therapy management was just a phrase on a piece of paper
when Congress passed legislation creating Medicare Part D in late 2003.
By the time MTM was implemented in 2006, the pharmacy profession,
through an effort led by APhA, had developed a model framework for
community pharmacy that was designed to improve care, enhance
communication among patients and providers, improve collaboration among
providers, and optimize medication use, thereby improving patient
outcomes. The current version of the
core elements of the MTM service model is version 2.0, and this
document guides pharmacists as they seek to make MTM the definitive
standard of practice in every city, town, and village across
America.
As with most new ideas and products, innovator pharmacists first
created MTM services based on previous pharmaceutical care efforts.
Early adopters were soon emulating the innovators, and MTM exponential
growth is now evident as one explores the pharmacist.com map.
Whatever question you have about MTM in your state, useful
information awaits you at MTM
Central on pharmacist.com! Visit the site now to examine the growing
movement known as MTM.
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L. Michael Posey, BPharm, (mposey)
Posted October 2, 2009, 5:00 pm EDT
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