
Importance of Medication Reconciliation

Most medication reconciliations are done through patient reporting or by a report from the pharmacy.

This relies on the patient to recall all of their medications correctly or assumes that all medications picked up from the pharmacy are being taken
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Prescriptions that are filled, but never taken
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Prescriptions not taken as directed
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Medications taken that were prescribed for someone else
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OTC medications not reported
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Sample prescriptions provided by a specialist

Simple urine screening which answers:

Is the patient taking all of their medications?

Is the patient taking prescriptions or OTCs which are not prescribed or reported?
Real Benefits to You and Your Patients

Comprehensive
300+ prescriptions and OTC medications / metabolites

High Accuracy
1/1.5M error rate or 1/10,000 patients results

Fast 24-48
hour turnaround for most results

Affordable
$75 out of pocket cost if not covered by insurance
Who is eligible?
Any patient with 2 or more chronic conditions

COPD, CHF, CKD, Diabetes, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, etc.

Same criteria as Chronic CareManagement- All CCM patients are eligible
Covered Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans

Approved by Medicare to be billed up to 12 times/year

Typically utilized 4 times/year as a maximum
Most appropriate to incorporate into
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Annual Wellness Visits
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Post-hospital follow-ups (for TCM medication reconciliation compliance)
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Office visits for CCM patients
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Patients with a high number of prescriptions, multiple specialists, known medication management issues, etc
How many medication consultations could you administer each month?
The number of consultations is generally equal to about 15% of the total number of Medicare patients your practice treats.
$16,170