CPF Communications

MTM & CMM Survey – This is a final call for you, or pharmacists you know, who provide advanced Medication Therapy Management or Comprehensive Medication Management to ambulatory patients.  The national survey closes today, January 25, 2016. We need your input and stories to quantify the innovative pharmacist work we know is happening locally in your communities.  Please take a moment to contribute.  Thank You!

NJ Legislation Would Pay Pharmacists to Synchronize Prescriptions – Proposed legislation in New Jersey would allow pharmacists, with the consent of patients, to be paid extra to synchronize patients’ prescriptions when they don’t begin and end on the same days. Pharmacists already do this for Medicare recipients, but the legislation would allow them to follow the same practice for everyone else.

APhA Announces Candidates for Upcoming Annual Meeting -- Trustee

Randy McDonough, BS, PharmD, MS, CGP, BCPS, FAPhA, is co-owner of Towncrest and Towncrest Compounding Pharmacies in Iowa City, and Solon Towncrest Pharmacy in Solon, IA.  Recently, he and his business partner started Innovative Pharmacy Solutions, a consulting and clinical documentation software company. Dr. McDonough is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing clinical services, managing staff, and marketing the business. 

Good Luck Randy!


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Making News in Puget Sound -- Connecting with Cardiology Patients in their Homes 

Geoffrey Meer, PharmD | Kelley-Ross Foundation, Seattle, WA

Grant Title: Better care for high-risk patients. A community-based partnership to deliver in-home medication management.

CPF is co-funding a grant to support efforts of Kelley-Ross pharmacists for cardiology patients with complicated medication regimens. These patients often have poor medication adherence, struggle to meet healthcare goals, and pose a potential increased financial and workflow burden on cardiology clinics. Kelly-Ross pharmacists will coordinate in-home visits with patients as well as provide telephonic follow-up. The intensive in-home training will involve four pharmacist-led interventions: identification and resolution of medication-related problems and medication discrepancies; provision of patient-centered goal setting and education; referral to additional care as appropriate; and, facilitation of follow-up with cardiology clinic or primary care physician.

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