An Evaluation of a Multidisciplinary Pediatric Behavioral Health Medication Initiative Workgroup’s Interventions on Medication Prescribing in a Population of Medicaid Patients

Abstract

No outside funding supported this study. The authors have nothing to disclose. A poster of this project was presented at the AMCP Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy Annual Meeting 2017; March 27-30, 2017; in Denver, CO.

Creating a Pharmacotherapy Collaborative Practice Network to Manage Medications for Children and Youth: A Population Health Perspective

“…CMM focuses on optimizing the patient’s entire drug therapy whereas disease management is centered on one disease state, such as diabetes, heart failure, asthma, and hypertension. In the case of CPAs involving children, CMM could be initiated in patients with two or more active chronic diagnoses that are managed with medications [75,76], for immunizations [77], during transitions of care from hospital to home [12,78], or when children with neurodevelopmental issues become adolescents [79,80,81,82].…”

“…Primary care outcomes in a telehealth-based chronic disease management program that includes clinical pharmacists for diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension control and tobacco cessation can be achieved in targeted patients [94]. Multidisciplinary therapeutic class management in pediatric behavioral health completed peer-to-peer consultations via telepharmacy for medication changes, dose reductions, and elimination of polypharmacy within or across behavioral health medication classes [79].…”