For more information contact:
Diane Smith
Director,
Patient Safety and Care Transitions
(248) 465-7329
dsmith@mpro.org
Drug Safety
Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs), like MPRO, work with Prescription Drug Plans, including those offered by Medicare Advantage Organizations, to apply their expertise in quality improvement efforts related to pharmaceutical care management. QIOs help Medicare drug benefit plans and providers develop quality measures; adopt and implement e-prescribing; and develop projects for improved disease-specific therapy, better patient medication self-management, and improved prescribing with a focus on avoidable drugs for the elderly, clinically important drug interactions, and generic prescribing ratios.
Medication Therapy Management (MTM) strengthens patient care and safety through the patient-pharmacist relationship. MTMs work to improve adherence to medication therapy, knowledge regarding therapeutic intent, and understanding of possible side affects. MTMs are an additional resource for patient education via the pharmacist. MTMs also maintain medication consistency when patients transfer across provider settings.
