The Asheville Project Flashcards
Purpose of the Asheville Project
The primary purpose of the project was to explore the role of pharmacists in improving health outcomes for individuals with chronic conditions, specifically focusing on patients with diabetes.
How did patients interact with pharmacists during this project?
Collaboration between the pharmacist and the patient. Met with the pharmacist regularly, and were able to take glucose readings that were downloaded to the pharmacist’s computer
Cost-saving aspects of the Asheville Project
Hospitalization costs were reduced by $2000, per patient, per year
Measures used to measure success
Checking A1C results, cholesterol, running labs, LDL levels, etc.
How fast did they see outcomes?
Within 6 months
Pharmacist role in the Asheville Project
More contact time with the patient
Monitoring disease-state
Success?
Yes!
The Ashville Protocol for Diabetes Management did not involve the following step or a procedure:
patients were assigned to work with a certified pharmacist care manager.
Pharmacists were allowed to prescribe drugs and modify treatment as necessary.
Patients were scheduled to attend the American Diabetes Association (ADA) prescribed educational classes which includes about 9 hours of class time
All clinical, claims, drug, and humanistic data were tracked by clinicians and researchers.
Patients were required to attend regular meetings with their pharmacist, attend regular visits with their treating physician and have labs drawn at regular intervals
Pharmacists were allowed to prescribe drugs and modify treatment as necessary.
A key aspect of Asheville Project was that unlike other experiments, the Asheville model was payer-driven and patient-centered.
True
False
True
The earliest positive results of Asheville Project were observed within the first______ months of project implementation.
12 months
3 months
9 months
6 months
6 months
Who were the recipients of the pharmacist-provided Pharmaceutical Care in the Asheville Project?
Retail pharmacy customers
Hospital inpatients
City employees
Medicare recipients
City employees
What was the pharmacy-based diabetes management in Asheville Project geared towards?
Improving medication-related outcomes in a community pharmacy practice
Helping patients save money through PAPs
Reducing hospital readmissions per CMS guidelines
All of the above
Improving medication-related outcomes in a community pharmacy practice
Which of the following chronic conditions was not targeted by pharmacists in the Asheville Project?
Chronic Arthritis
Diabetes
High Cholesterol
Asthma
Chronic Arthritis
The published Asheville Project results data indicated that the City of Asheville saved about $8.00 for every $5.00 they invested in the program.
True
False
False.
Ashville Project, based on the details given, maybe thought of as an earliest example of CDTM (but with restrictions).
True
False
True.
CDTM is Collaborative Drug Therapy Management.
