New Program Available: Medication Therapy Management – Anticoagulation Services

Premier Pulse     December 2020 Dec 31, 2020

A new program is available for patients who are on anticoagulation therapy, including warfarin and direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs). Premier Health partners with providers to offer pharmacist-managed medication therapy management services. Our goals are to streamline care and to help ensure safe and successful management of your patient’s anticoagulation therapy, following current anticoagulation guidelines.

Patients receive customize, safe, and comprehensive care based upon current FDA-approved indications and accepted clinical practice guidelines. Our services include:

For those on warfarin:

  • Adjustments to warfarin dosing as needed
  • Ongoing education, including medication and food interactions
  • Continued monitoring during transition of care, including recent hospitalizations and interruption of anticoagulation, to include bridging management if required
  • Established working relationships with local home care nursing agencies utilized during transition of care
  • Continued management for traveling patients
  • Medication refills as ordered
  • Ongoing discussion with each patient and their health care team to individualize each patient’s plan of care
  • Easy access to our pharmacy team

For those on DOACs:

  • Evaluation of each patient, including the appropriate selection of DOAC used, as well as consideration of individual patient needs
  • Periodic assessment of renal function to determine if any dosing adjustments are needed
  • CBC monitored as needed to detect the presence of internal bleeding
  • Guidance on managing DOACs when undergoing surgery or an invasive procedure
  • Medication refills as ordered
  • Ongoing discussion with each patient and the patient’s health care team to individualize each patient’s plan of care
  • Easy access to our pharmacy team

To Make a Referral

You may refer patients through an EPIC order, or by faxing an order to:

A record of each patient’s visit will be available in EPIC or sent to you for review if requested.

Our medication therapy management services are covered by most major insurance providers.

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