Medication Management as a Critical Component in Coordinated Care Systems
You are invited to hear Dr. Brian Isetts, professor, pharmacist and Policy Fellow with the CMS Innovation Center share what is happening at CMS in the area of Comprehensive Medication Management as a critical component in coordinated care systems, including a view of the inter-agency collaborations, key priorities and how we can continue to collaborate closely with CMS. Following the talk there will be a Q and A period.
Dr. Brian Isetts is a Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy. Dr. Isetts' field of expertise is in the scholarship of caring, specifically studying the outcomes of medication therapy management services provided in integrated, team-based care settings. Research interests focus on the exchange of electronic health information to redesign the nation's medication use system. Also serving as Co-Investigator on a three-year National Library of Medicine HIT grant titled, "Semantic Relatedness for Active Medication Safety and Outcomes." Currently serving as a Health Policy Fellow at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations in Washington, D.C. Dr. Isetts’s research interests include team-based health care, patient-centered health homes, accountable care organizations, drug-related morbidity and mortality, clinical decision support.