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MedsCheck

MedsCheck Program for LTC Home Residents

MedsCheck LTC, is a two-part medication review - quarterly medication reviews and an annual in-depth interdisciplinary medication review. Both medication reviews are conducted in the long-term care home by the pharmacist.

The objectives of the MedsCheck LTC include:

• Promoting healthier patient outcomes and better resident-focused care
• Improving and optimizing drug therapy for residents of LTC Homes
• Promoting interdisciplinary collaboration in patient care

Patient Eligibility:

• Ontario Residents of a licensed Long-Term Care Home.

Conducting MedsCheck LTC:

• Quarterly medication review every three months (up to four times per year) for eligible patients
• Annual comprehensive inter-professional analysis which is done once per year from the date of the last annual review. This would normally replace one of the quarterly reviews.
• The reviews may be initiated at the community pharmacy. However, the results of the review and concerns identified during the review must be communicated to the residents care team in order to be eligible for payment.

Documentation Requirements:

• Quarterly and Annual assessment summaries require the signature of the pharmacist, or supervising pharmacist (if an intern or student conducted the assessment), and must also include the date on which the review was discussed including the name of the designate of the LTC Home care team with whom the results were reviewed in person.
• Date of Assessment summary

Record Keeping:

• All signed and dated documentation must be maintained on site at the pharmacy in a readily retrievable format for a minimum of not less than 2 years for the purposes of audit under the ODB program
• Assessment summaries should be included in patient chart at the LTC Home

Pharmacist Educational Requirements:

• Assessment to be conducted by a licensed Part A pharmacist or an intern or registered pharmacy student as long as the intern or student is under pharmacist supervision.

Payment:

• $ 90 for the annual assessment per year per patient, based on the date of the previous year’s annual review – PIN 93899985
• $ 50 for each quarterly assessment – PIN 93899986

Restrictions:

• Cannot conduct service over the phone or through video conferencing or entirely from the community pharmacy (may be initiated at the pharmacy only)
• One annual review per year based on the date of the previous year’s annual review
• Patients receiving MedsCheck LTC are not eligible for a MedsCheck Annual, MedsCheck Follow-up, MedsCheck at Home or MedsCheck for Diabetes while a resident of the licensed home.

Please refer to the in-depth program information for more details.

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The MedsCheck Program for Long-Term Care Home Residents   [PDF]

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