title: School of pharmacy-based medication therapy management program: development and initial experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a school of pharmacy-community pharmacy collaborative model for medication therapy management (MTM) service and training.
  
  
  METHODS
  University of Washington (UW) School of Pharmacy (Seattle), from July to December 2008.
  
  
  METHODS
  MTM services and training.
  
  
  METHODS
  A campus-based MTM pharmacy was established for teaching, practice, and collaboration with community pharmacies to provide comprehensive medication reviews (CMRs) and MTM training.
  
  
  METHODS
  Number of collaborating pharmacies, number of patients contacted, number of CMRs conducted, and estimated cost avoidance (ECA).
  
  
  RESULTS
  UW Pharmacy Cares was licensed as a Class A pharmacy (nondispensing) and signed "business associate" agreements with six community pharmacies. During July to December 2008, 10 faculty pharmacists completed training and 5 provided CMR services to 17 patients (5 telephonic and 12 face-to-face interviews). A total of 67 claims (17 CMRs and 50 CMR-generated claims) were submitted for reimbursement of $1,642 ($96.58/CMR case). Total ECA was $54,250, averaging $3,191.19 per patient. Seven student pharmacists gained CMR interview training.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Interest in collaboration by community pharmacies was lower than expected; however, the campus-community practice model addressed unmet patient care needs, reduced outstanding MTM CMR case loads, increased ECA, and facilitated faculty development and training of student pharmacists.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. aylam@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Annie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Peggy Soule
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Odegard
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gardner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003363:Cost Control; D016527:Drug Costs; D005178:Faculty; D006801:Humans; D054539:Medication Therapy Management / Q000191:economics* / Q000193:education*; D017145:Models, Educational; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010594:Pharmacies; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D013663:Teaching; D014861:Washington