Managed Care Pharmacy Issues

This glossary defines or describes terminology used in comparative clinical effectiveness research for managed care pharmacy professionals. For cost effectiveness terminology, please see other resources, such as Health Care Cost, Quality, and Outcomes: ISPOR Book of Terms. Lawrenceville, NJ: International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research; 2003.

A project description, implementation overview, and lessons learned from the NOVA Southeastern University's AMCP Chapter Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Competition.

The purpose of this document is to help guide designers of MTM programs to identify the critical elements that support an effective, sound MTM program and allow these programs to be constructive in encouraging positive patient outcomes.