Nonoptimized medication regimens cost patients and payors in the United States more than
$528 billion in additional health care expenses each year. Comprehensive medication …

Comprehensive medication management (CMM) provided by a clinical pharmacist can
improve the quality of care and reduce health care costs through the optimization of …

Background Pharmacists' interventions, particularly in the primary care setting, have
demonstrated positive outcomes on patient care, but rarely translate into impact and scale …

Patients with kidney disease represent a medically complex group of patients with high
medication burdens that could benefit from clinical pharmacy services as part of the …

Background Practice management (ie, the necessary resources and support to provide
comprehensive medication management [CMM] in an efficient and productive manner) is a …

Objectives Patient-centered clinical pharmacists' activities play a major role in improving
clinical outcomes by optimizing the efficacy of drug therapies and minimizing associated …

Purpose Utilization of clinical pharmacists providing comprehensive medication
management (CMM) has been shown to improve the quadruple aim of healthcare. Lack of …

Introduction New payment models have intensified the importance of providing
comprehensive medication management (CMM) to patients with chronic kidney disease …

Comprehensive medication management (CMM) is defined as the standard of care that
ensures each patient's medications are individually assessed to determine that each …

Background Demonstrating the value of comprehensive medication management (CMM)
within clinical faculty sites is a challenge when balancing patient volume with academic …