Researchers at University of Colorado Target Managed Care (Clinic-Level Population Health Intervention by PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residents to…

Researchers at University of Colorado Target Managed Care (Clinic-Level Population Health Intervention by PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residents to Optimize Medication Management in a Self-Insured Employer Health Plan Population)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Fresh data on Managed Care are presented in a new report. According to news originating from Aurora, Colorado, by VerticalNews correspondents, research stated, "Postgraduate year 2 ambulatory care pharmacy residents (PGY2 residents) may be able to improve healthcare quality by providing clinical pharmacy services provided to self-insured employer health plan patients. The objectives of this study are to describe this care delivery in a family medicine clinic, and to identify patients most likely to benefit from the service."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Colorado, "From October 1, 2014 till June 30, 2015, comprehensive medication review was completed by PGY2 residents for patients insured by CU Anthem at the University of Colorado Westminster Family Medicine. For patients with medication-related problems (MRPs), a note was sent to the provider before the patient visit. Patient characteristics were compared in those who received a clinical pharmacy note with those who did not. Sixty-eight MRPs were identified in 39 notes; 40 (58.8%) recommendations were implemented. The following Clinical Pharmacy Priority (CP2) score criteria were identified more frequently in patients with MRPs: age greater than or equal to65 years, diagnosis of diabetes, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, blood pressure greater than or equal to140/90, hemoglobin A>7.9%, and greater than or equal to6 items on the medication list. PGY2 residents identified and resolved numerous clinically relevant MRPs."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "Patient-specific criteria can be utilized to target self-insured employer health plan patients who are likely to have clinically relevant MRPs."

For more information on this research see: Clinic-Level Population Health Intervention by PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residents to Optimize Medication Management in a Self-Insured Employer Health Plan Population. Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 2017;():897190017698057. Journal of Pharmacy Practice can be contacted at: SAGE Publications, USA , 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA. (Sage Publications - www.sagepub.com/; Journal of Pharmacy Practice - jpp.sagepub.com)

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from J. Vande Griend, 1 Dept. of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy, Aurora, CO, United States. Additional authors for this research include D.R. Fixen, C.W. Fixen, J. Zupec and J.J Saseen.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1177/0897190017698057. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

The publisher's contact information for the Journal of Pharmacy Practice is: SAGE Publications, USA , 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA.

Keywords for this news article include: Aurora, Colorado, Managed Care, United States, Health and Medicine, North and Central America.

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