Estimated Potential Financial Impact of Pharmacist-Delivered Disease Management Services Across a Network of Pharmacies in Rural Colorado.

Estimated Potential Financial Impact of Pharmacist-Delivered Disease Management Services Across a Network of Pharmacies in Rural Colorado.

Nuffer, Wesley;Trujillo, Tara;Griend, Joseph Vande;
journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy 2019 Vol. 25 pp. 984-988
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Abstract

This study summarizes the potential financial impact of a 3-year collaboration focused on delivering disease management services through pharmacies in 12 rural Colorado communities.To (a) identify components within the disease management program that would be billable and generate revenue to each pharmacy and (b) estimate the revenue amount that could be generated based on these services across the 3-year project.Reimbursable services included diabetes self-management education; medication therapy management services, including the comprehensive medication review; and improvements in Medicare star ratings through pharmacy interventions.An estimated total of $117,800 could have been generated by services provided to patients across the 12 pharmacy sites. After subtracting the estimated cost of labor for a pharmacist to provide these services, an estimated net profit of $60,023 resulted over 3 years. Star rating impacts were discussed but were not able to be included as specific revenue based on the complex contracting between pharmacies and third-party insurers.Based on these estimates, delivery of chronic disease management could represent a financially feasible option for community pharmacists. Some credentialing and changes to the mode of delivery would be required to meet billing requirements. Further research is needed to better estimate the cost savings resulting from these services to possibly expand pharmacists' reimbursement opportunities.This publication was supported by Cooperative Agreement Number DP004796-05, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The contents of this publication are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services. None of the authors have any conflicts of interest to disclose regarding this work.

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