Medication Therapy Management: 10 Years of Experience in a Large Integrated Health Care System

Medication therapy management (MTM) was officially recognized by the federal government in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, which requires Medicare Part D plans that offer prescription drug coverage to establish MTM programs (MTMPs) for eligible beneficiaries. Even though the term MTM was first used in 2003, pharmacists have provided similar services since the term pharmaceutical care was introduced in 1990. Fairview Health Services, a large integrated health care system, implemented a standardized pharmaceutical care service system in 1998, naming it a pharmaceutical care-based MTM practice in 2006.

Citation

Djenane Ramalho de Oliveira, Amanda R. Brummel, David B. Miller. Medication Therapy Management: 10 Years of Experience in a Large Integrated Health Care System Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy : JMCP. 2010 Apr 01;16(3)

PMID: 20331323

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