NEXT GEN MTM
When the Core Elements framework for MTM was developed at the inception of Medicare Part D, it envisioned a model in which MTM was delivered primarily through a community pharmacy network. Over time, we have come to realize that this…
CSS Health Announces New Care Assessment
At CSS Health, we believe that software should be so easy to use that training is virtually unnecessary. We want our users to spend less time clicking, and more time providing quality, personalized care to their patients. These principles guided…
CSS Health Announces Landmark Value-Based Adherence Initiative for Health Plans
CSS Health has created a new, value-based adherence program for health plans designed to raise the proportion of days covered (PDC) for fragile populations with multiple co-morbidities to at least 80%. That quality metric is essential to achieve a high…
CSS HEALTH IS AT AMCP NEXUS 2018
We're in Orlando for AMCP Nexus from October 22 - 25. Stop by to visit at at Booth 508 to talk about what matters to you in the world of MTM. At our booth, you can find: Founder and President,…
ACHIEVING NEW HEIGHTS WITH CMR RATES
As CMS pushes Medicare Part D completion rates to new heights, our team at CSS Health is bringing innovations to meet the challenge. Over the past 18 years, our Clinical Outreach Center has completed hundreds of thousands of CMRs. We are helping…
MEDICARE STAR UPDATE FOR PHARMACY
In early August, Medicare released its - Medicare 2019 Part C & D Star Ratings Technical Notes. The technical notes review the STAR quality measures that will be used to evaluate Medicare plans. This release has some critical information if…
THE POWER OF INFUSING POPULATION HEALTH INTO YOUR MTM PROGRAM
Healthcare plans are demanding more from their MTM programs evolving from a compliance offering to a population health management platform. Today MTM can identify at-risk members, improve outcomes and reduce the costs of care. About this time in 2015, I…
IS IT TIME TO BRING YOUR MTM PROGRAM INHOUSE?
More and more we hear plans are concerned their MTM programs consume significant resources but do not produce requisite value. Some common complaints we have heard include: My MTM program is just "a CMR generation machine"… I can't tell if…
HOW CAN IMPROVED MTM TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVE THE TRIPLE AIM AND GIVE YOU SUPERPOWERS?
Medication therapy management has the ability to dramatically change the way healthcare organizations can achieve the triple aim of improved outcomes at lower costs with higher patient satisfaction. Our team at CSS is revamping our platform with new product updates…
AVOIDING ACCIDENTAL CALLS TO RELATIVES OF THE RECENTLY DECEASED
If a patient, unfortunately, passes on, it is safe to say that they won't be bothered by a phone call from a pharmacist looking to conduct a medication review. It's also safe to assume that if the pharmacist had known…