Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Pharmacist-Led Medication Therapy Management Program: Hypertension Management
Uncontrolled hypertension is a common cause of cardiovascular disease, which is the deadliest and costliest chronic disease in the United States. Pharmacists are an accessible community healthcare resource and are equipped with clinical skills to improve the management of hypertension through medication therapy management (MTM). Nevertheless, current reimbursement models do not incentivize pharmacists to provide clinical services. We aim to investigate the cost-effectiveness of a pharmacist-led comprehensive MTM clinic compared with no clinic for 10-year primary prevention of stroke and cardiovascular disease events in patients with hypertension.
Source: Value in Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Bob G. Schultz, Jessica Tilton, Julie Jun, Tiffany Scott-Horton, Danny Quach, Daniel R. Touchette Source Type: research
More News: Cardiology | Cardiovascular | Heart | Hypertension | International Medicine & Public Health | Stroke | USA Health