Designing Pilot Programs to Distribute Patient Medication Information
On February 23, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform convened the third meeting on the topic of improving patient medication information (PMI). While previous discussions focused on the content and format of the single-page PMI document, this meeting focused on the process of delivering PMI to patients, a process that currently is both inconsistent and unreliable. Several independent groups presented outlines for potential distribution pilots and experts commented on pilot design, implementation of pilots, and proposed strategies to evaluate distribution through pilots. These pilots will test distribution of PMI for real products to real patients.
Discussion specifically focused on:
- What researchers have learned about how medication information is currently distributed, particularly within the current pharmacy work-flow
- Types of medical products that would be suitable for pilots
- How to create accompanying PMI prototypes
- What the community can hope to learn from such pilots
- Appropriate metrics for evaluating the distribution process
Agenda
Welcome, Overview, and Meeting Objectives
Mark B. McClellan
Former Brookings Expert
Director, Margolis Center for Health Policy - Duke University
FDA Perspectives: Past and Future for PMI
Janet Woodcock
Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - US Food and Drug Administration
Rachel Behrman
Director, Office of Medical Policy, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Session I: Goals and Objectives of PMI Distribution Pilots
Michael Wolf
Professor of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine - Northwestern University
Ruth Parker
Emory University School of Medicine
Mark S. Paxton
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Session II: Developing PMI for Use in Pilots
Session III: Potential Distribution Pilots
Baxter Byerly
Catalina Health Resource
Mike Skovira
Catalina Health Resource
Russell Teagarden
Vice President, Clinical Practices & Therapeutics, Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
Edward Fotsch
Chief Executive Officer - PDR Network
Stuart J. Nelson
National Library of Medicine
Moderated Discussion
Gerald K. McEvoy
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
William Shrank
Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women's Hospital
Michael Murray
Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Improvement and Research, Regenstrief Institute, Inc.
Closing Remarks
Mark B. McClellan
Former Brookings Expert
Director, Margolis Center for Health Policy - Duke University
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