NCT02137551

ABM for ACO Beneficiaries

Appointment Based Model (ABM) for Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Beneficiaries

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 595 (actual)
• Sponsor: American Pharmacists Association Foundation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate how engaging ACO beneficiaries in the appointment based model for one year impacts medication adherence and healthcare costs compared to usual care.

Detailed description

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation has partnered with a federally qualified health center (FQHC), a supermarket community pharmacy, and an accountable care organization (ACO) to participate in this ABM for ACO Beneficiaries initiative. The FQHC, El Rio Community Health Center pharmacy, and supermarket pharmacy, Fry's Pharmacy, will serve as implementing pharmacy study sites and will implement the ABM for beneficiaries of the ACO who utilize their pharmacies for medication refill services. The ABM involves synchronizing all medications to come due on the same day of the month and the individual receives a pre-appointment phone call from the pharmacy staff to review medications and identify any changes. The ACO will provide medical and claims data on enrolled subjects as well as a control group for the intervention population. The APhA Foundation will aggregate intervention, prescription fill, and economic data from the 3 partners in an effort to evaluate the impact of the ABM on healthcare costs and medication adherence. The APhA Foundation has an a priori intent to publish the project results.

Conditions

• Medication Adherence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	ABM	The ABM involves synchronizing all medications to come due on the same say of the month and the individual receives a pre-appointment phone call from the pharmacy staff to review medications and identify any changes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-08-01
• Primary completion: 2015-11-01
• Completion: 2016-02-01
• First posted: 2014-05-14
• Last updated: 2016-02-10

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States