Factors associated with comprehensive medication review completion rates: A national survey of community pharmacists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Completion rates for medication therapy management (MTM) services have been lower than desired and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has added MTM comprehensive medication review (CMR) completion rates as a Part D plan star measure. Over half of plans utilize community pharmacists via contracts with MTM vendors.

Objectives

The primary objective of this survey study was to identify factors associated with the CMR completion rates of community pharmacies contracted with a national MTM vendor.

Methodsl

Representatives from 27,560 pharmacy locations contracted with a national MTM vendor were surveyed. The dependent variable of interest was the pharmacies' CMR completion rate. Independent variables included the pharmacy's progressiveness stratum and

SUBMITTER: Snyder ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7543086 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature