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"MMS is proud to assist North Dakota pharmacists in delivering a qualityMTM program which will be especially meaningful to patients with diabetes,"noted Nathan Schultz, Pharm.D., MMS President. "Our Assurance System(TM)offers the tools pharmacists need to assess and resolve drug therapy problemsand coordinate efforts across the entire healthcare team to deliver thehighest quality pharmaceutical care to patients."
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diabetesaffects nearly 23.6 million people (eight percent of the population). Based onMMS aggregated experiential data, patients with diabetes have an average ofeight medical conditions treated or prevented with an average of 13 differentmedications. And three-quarters of these patients experience at least one drugtherapy problem, with almost 40 percent experiencing three or more.
"The Assurance System(TM), an innovative and collaborative patient careprogram based on best practices, definitely delivers value," Michael Schwab,Executive Vice-President of the North Dakota Pharmacists Association, said."Its technology standardizes the process of tracking and measuring human,economic, and clinical outcomes. And working with MMS, we are able to offerpatients greater access and choice of pharmacy services through a statewidenetwork of providers."
Medication Management Systems (MMS) is a leader in designing, deliveringand implementing successful, standards-driven medication therapy management(MTM) programs. MMS employs a proven patient-centered pharmaceutical careapproach supported by the Assurance Pharmaceutical Care System(TM) to improvemedication efficacy, safety, and adherence for patients with complex drugtherapies. http://www.medsmanagement.com
North Dakota Pharmacy Service Corporation (NDPSC), a wholly ownedsubsidiary of the North Dakota Pharmacists Association, is a member-basedorganization of ND providers. As the overall administrator of the providernetwork, NDPSC provides a value-based service and continues to look at ways toreduce healthcare costs on multiple levels. http://www.nodakpharmacy.net
SOURCE Medication Management Systems
