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Medications can be a very overwhelming part of your health care needs. The information that you receive with them can be confusing and alarming, you may have more than one physician prescribing and the list gets longer and longer, doses and brands get changed – especially when you have a hospital stay or other event – and the costs of medications can be very challenging! J&S Therapeutic Designs can help you or your loved on make sense of this very important piece of your care. Our clinical Pharmacists can:
Review your medications for interactions and appropriateness Educate you on what you are taking and why Help you overcome issues that keep you from taking your medicines as you should Discuss strategies for side effects Work with your physician to find medications that meet your health needs and don’t break the bank Help you stay out of the Medicare Coverage GapCost Reduction
Medication costs are on the rise and even with Medicare or private insurance, co-pay costs can be very high. For Medicare members, the Medicare Gap is still a big concern, especially for those on many medications or specialty medications.
The Doctors of Pharmacy at J&S Therapeutic Designs can review your medications and work with your physician to help you get control of your medication costs. A clinical pharmacist will work with you to:
Review all your medicationsHelp you understand how they work and how they help you meet your goalsReview your insurance coverage to make sure that you are using medications that are covered by your planWork with your individual physician to help you get the most effective and lowest cost medicationsGoal Attainment
Are you meeting the healthcare goals that you and your Doctor have set? If you are being treated for a chronic condition like high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, COPD or other conditions but aren’t meeting your goals, we can help. Our clinical Pharmacists are specialists in medications and will review your medical history and all your medications and work with your physician to find the best combination of medications to help you reach the goals you have set. We will also help you understand the goals and how the medications help you meet them so you have a higher chance of success.
Polypharmacy
Are you concerned that you are taking too many medications? Do you see multiple physicians who all prescribe different medications? Do you know what every one of your medications is for and why you take it? Do you experience side effects or take medications for side effects adding to the list of things you already take? Have you recently had a hospital stay and had a change in your medication that you don’t understand?
Our clinical pharmacists can help you review all of your medications and work with your physician to make sure you are taking exactly what you need and nothing more.
Side Effects
Are you taking medications that cause side effects, but aren’t sure what can be done about it? Often times there are alternatives to medications that will reduce or remove the side effects and make it easier to meet your health goals. Our clinical pharmacists can review your medication history and work with your physician to help you meet your goals without suffering from the side effects that come with many medications.
Physician or Physician Groups
Delivering quality care is the goal of every healthcare provider; Delivering it to as many patients as possible is the goal of the practice. The reality of practicing medicine in 2013 and beyond is that costs will continue to rise and payments will be more tied to quality and outcomes than ever before. JSTD is committed to helping individual and group practices utilize their clinicians for the best possible outcomes.
JSTD can help your practice by:
Offering ongoing training on best practices, newest guidelines, drug class review and medication trends for physicians and mid-levelsIndividual case review for complicated patients with multiple comorbidities, high utilization, gal attainment and safety concernsPopulation detailing for groups of patients in the practiceIncreasing quality in line with current and upcoming quality payment practicesGoal Attainment
Are the patients in your practice meeting the goals you set for them? Goal attainment can be related to multiple factors, and J&S Therapeutic Designs can help you identify and address the individual issues that keep your patients from meeting their health goals. In most practices, it is a small percentage of the population that takes up the most amount of clinician resources. J&S Therapeutic Designs can offer case review and recommendations to free up clinician time and help patients reach the goals you set for them.
Goal attainment case review includes:
Review all your medicationsAssessment of adherence based on pharmacy claimsComplete recommendation with clinical rationale for adjustments in medications to optimize treatment, reduce side effects and confusion and reduce cost to the patientComplicated Case Review refers to cases with extenuating circumstances that make care more challenging. J&S Therapeutic Designs puts the medication specialists to work for you choosing the best combination of medications to meet the needs of your most complicated patients.
Multiple comorbiditiesRenal and hepatic concernsPost transplant concernsFragile elderlyPain managementProvider Training
As clinicians, information comes at us from more angles than we can possibly monitor every day. Let JSTD bring the most up to date information into your practice. Trainings can be created in multiple formats to meet the needs of your team and provided as needed or in an ongoing series of presentations or lunch time learning sessions. You can choose from the trainings we have created or request individual trainings tailored to your individual concerns.
Are you concerned that drug company reps are offering your clinicians biased information? JSTD can do individual class reviews to give your clinicians the most up to date information on the classes of medications they use the most. Does your team know how and when to use the new anticoagulants? Is the new crop of diabetes drugs better or less safe than the old classes? Is your team up to date on the most effective treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), heart failure, or post-Myocardial Infarction? Let us create the training that your staff will find the most practical and trust that the delivery will be based on evidence, not drug sales.
Practice Detailing / Population Detailing
As clinicians, you no doubt make the very best decisions for every patient you see, but if you looked at your population as a whole, would the care be consistent across patients and clinicians? Evidence based guidelines in Diabetes, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and other chronic disease states have specific recommendations for patients and increasingly, physicians and groups are reimbursed based on their ability to meet those tangible goals.
J&S Therapeutic Designs can review your patient population for:
Over and under utilizationDisease specific guideline adherenceHigh risk medicationsWorking With Health Plans / Increasing P4P
Medicare and other insurers will be following closely the new Medicare and Affordable Care Act (ACA) guidelines that call for reimbursement based on quality of care. Insurers are increasingly looking to physician groups to help them meet their own internal quality goals. Let the knowledge of J&S Therapeutic Designs position you to make your practice a top performer for health plans by addressing such health plan quality issues as:
AdherenceSTARS measuresNCQA quality measuresRe-admit reductionCommunity Services
Do you work with seniors in a group setting? Use J&S Therapeutic Designs to offer another benefit to your clients.
Educational seminars on medication safety and adherencePresentations on the Medicare Gap and reducing medication costsIndividualized topics to meet the needs of your group“Brown bag” reviews and health fairs