Pharmacist-Physician Collaboration Intervention

The Pharmacist-Physician Collaboration Intervention facilitates the formation and optimization of existing internal or new external Pharmacist-Physician partnerships to engage at-risk patients using the Motivational Interviewing (MI) approach and activate them towards better self-management of optimized medications and lifestyle habits for cardiovascular health.

The Tennessee Heart Health Network provides your practice with the following resources and support for the Pharmacist-Physician Collaboration Intervention:

  • Support, coaching, and mentorship from your TN Heart Health Network Practice Facilitator for a successful implementation of the intervention
  • A PowerPoint presentation to present an overview of the Pharmacist-Physician Collaborative Intervention to your practice staff
  • Step-by-step guide and checklist to provide structure and direction for the entire process
  • Motivational Interviewing training for up to two internal and/or external pharmacist partners
  • Networking and ongoing mentorship regarding best practices for your pharmacist partners and supporting staff
  • Assistance with incorporating the use of CPT codes into your practice for reimbursement and sustainability of key pharmacist counseling services
  • Assistance with identifying effective ways for collecting metrics for the evaluation of the intervention

In order to ensure that your intervention is a success, your practice agrees to provide:

  • A contact person who will work with the TN Heart Health Network Practice Facilitator to implement the intervention steps and provide support/supervision of the pharmacist-physician collaboration
  • Active referrals and/or warm handoffs made to your pharmacist partner
  • Implementation of the sustainability plan, which includes the utilization and documentation of CPT codes for the reimbursement of key pharmacist services
  • A minimum of 2 hours a week release time for administrative/billing support staff
  • Collection of metrics for intervention evaluation purposes throughout duration of study
  • Contribution of shareable tips and lessons learned regarding best practices for sustainable pharmacist-physician collaboration
  • Additionally, for the Internal Pharmacist Partner model only:
    • A minimum of 12 hours release time for initial Motivational Interview training for pharmacist, and additional time as needed for mentorship and feedback on a monthly basis (no more than 2 hours/month)
    • A minimum of 8 hours a week release time for pharmacist partner

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Access the Step-by-Step Guide, a presentation, and other resources to help you implement your Pharmacist-Physician collaborative intervention.