SenioRx Radio, part of the Pharmacy Podcast Network, in collaboration with the ASCP returns with a dynamic interview about Value Based Care in LTC Pharmacy.
Chad Worz, host of SenioRx Radio interviews Harry Thibodeau, PhC, R.Ph., CCP, FASCP Chief Operations Officer with Pharma-Care, Inc.
Medication related problems and medication mismanagement are a huge health problem with serious cost implications. In this age of austerity, employers are working hard to ensure that they provide employees and their families continued access to high quality health care while saving money.
To this end, the Asheville Project has proven to reduce avoidable treatment and hospitalizations that will generate substantial cost savings; up to four times greater than the cost of the program. Starting in Asheville, North Carolina, a Value Based Insurance Design, Medication Therapy Management (MTM) has had a long track record of achieving positive health outcomes for health plan enrollees with chronic conditions as evidenced by the twenty studies which found pharmacists improved economic and clinical outcomes through direct patient care.
1 Because of this impressive history, Value Based Care (MTM) programs are included in the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug benefit. Over the past several years, Pharma-Care, Inc. has successfully implemented Value Based Care (MTM) services for many independent pharmacies and several municipalities, which, to date have yielded a 7.30:1 return on investment. They also contracted with the New Jersey Counties Division of Aging & Community Services, a division of the Department of Human Services (DHS), to provide Value Based Care (MTM) services to seniors living in their respective communities.
The Pharma-Care, Inc. Value Based Care Design program focuses on people with chronic health conditions to accomplish the following goals:
▪ Improve therapeutic outcome for targeted beneficiaries through improved medication use
▪ Reduce the risk of adverse health events through decreasing number of errors in prescribing and in taking medications
▪ Reduce the number of per patient medication claims and medical, hospital and emergency department costs The program has documented the following consistent effects among participants:
▪ Improved knowledge of their disease ▪ Increased medication adherence ▪ Improved self-management behaviors
▪ Improved clinical outcomes Pharma-Care, Inc. presents “Best in Class” solutions by employing a studied proven model, deeply engaging participants, providing individualized and goal driven guidance, providing proof of performance, and easy implementation and integration into current health plans.
1 American Journal of Health System Pharmacy, October 2010
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Senior Care Pharmacist Podcast host Amie Blaszczyk interviews editor in chief of The Senior Care Pharmacist, Dr. Chris Alderman, about his editorial re: the "other pandemic" (diabetes).
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In this episode, we speak with Dr. Michelle Lamb, the Founder of LTC Pharmacist Connection, an online forum of over 2900 current and future LTC consultants and dispensing pharmacists. She discusses the ABCs on how to become a consultant pharmacist as well as the do's and don'ts of LTC.
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In this episode, Dr. Veronica Riera-Gilley discusses the impact of non-pharmacological interventions such as yoga on deprescribing and coping mechanisms.
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Podcast host Amie Blaszczyk interviews author Dr. Patrick Nguyen on his article "Impact of Pharmacist Interventions in an Ambulatory Geriatric Care Clinic: The IMPACC Study" published in The Senior Care Pharmacist.
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Investigative journalist Katherine Eban took some time to sit and talk to us about her new book, "Bottle of Lies." Did her findings create another opportunity to advance the profession of pharmacy?
Join us as we propose new models that can help!
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Join us with the esteemed Jack Chen, PharmD as we discuss some of the advancements in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease.
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Senior Care Pharmacy Podcast host Donna Bartlett talks to author Scott Pearson about his article, Pharmacist-Led Transition of Care Pilot Targeting Older People After Emergency Department Discharge, in the June 2020 issue of The Senior Care Pharmacist.
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ASCP Host Donna Bartlett interviews author Kyle Frasier about his recent article in The Senior Care Pharmacist. During the comprehensive medication review, pharmacists determined the patient had inadvertently purchased an acetaminophen/diphenhydramine combination medication, rather than his usual acetaminophen.
Use of acetaminophen/diphenhydramine for back pain without insomnia may contribute to falls. Pharmacists contacted the prescribing physician to obtain a prescription for acetaminophen. By asking the local pharmacy to dispense acetaminophen as a prescription, the risk to the patient of inadvertently purchasing an inappropriate product is reduced.
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SenioRx Radio hosts Jaron Stout and Joanne Payou sit down with best-selling author, Rosemary Gibson. Gibson is an award-winning author, inspirational speaker, and advisor to organizations that advance the public’s interest in health care. A national authority on health care reform, Medicare, patient safety and overtreatment in medicine, she has written critically acclaimed books: ChinaRx (2018), Medicare Meltdown (2013), Battle Over Health Care (2012), Treatment Trap (2010), and Wall of Silence (2003). Her writing has given voice to the public’s interest in critical health care issues of the day, including the drug pricing debate. Her most recent book, ChinaRx: Exposing the Risks of America’s Dependence on China for Medicine, is a well-researched wake-up call for improving the current system of drug supply and manufacturing.
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Resilience is the capacity to not only overcome difficult circumstances and stressors – but to grow from those challenges! Resilient individuals are often successful due to their ability to adapt and handle stress effectively. SenioRx Radio hosts Jaron Stout and Joanne Payou sit down with Macayla A. Landi, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP to better understand stressors and identify ways that we can individually cultivate resilience in your personal and professional life.
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