Medication therapy management (MTM) generally describes the services, provided by a pharmacist, to help a consumer get the most benefit from his or her pharmacy treatment. Sometimes referred to as Medication Therapy Management Services, this key oversight of pharmacy care by trained professionals was instituted by the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 ( MMA) and is required for certain consumers covered under Part D prescription drug benefit of MMA, which became effective in January 2006. prescription drug benefit.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed that all Part D plans implement MTM programs to provide more in-depth patient communication and follow-through. These changes include targeted quarterly reviews, annual comprehensive medication reviews (CMR), follow-up interventions, reporting, and more.
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The Genius Behind MTS's Medication Management Solutions
MTS's medication management solutions allows pharmacies to adapt a range of automation that suits their business model and needs. Pharmacy managers can automate generation of their medication administration records (MARs) thereby significantly reducing their administrative burden and expediting records preparation and review. Automated records systems from MTS solutions create audit trails, helping to meet reporting requirements today, and anticipating even more stringent regulatory challenges tomorrow.
The state of the art integrated solution from MTS, supporting pharmacies needs to comply with MTM requirements, is MedLocker ®.
MedLocker is the Genius Behind the STAT Dose. The MedLocker medication management system uses MTS' pioneering proprietary bar-coded medication adherence packaging and inventory management software to monitor and manage first dose and emergency drug administration, all from a secure cabinet which allows staff to store and access first dose medications.
MedLocker generates comprehensive patient specific reports which comply with most prescription reporting and documentation requirements.