CMO Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Ben Urick
Ben Urick, PharmD, PhD Research Assistant Professor Ben Urick is a health services researcher in the Center for Medication Optimization. Dr. Urick’s primary research focuses on the role of community pharmacists in the evolving healthcare system and the use of … Read more
CMO Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Melanie Livet
Melanie Livet, PhD Research Assistant Professor Melanie Livet is a specialist in Implementation Science working within the Center for Medication Optimization in her role as Research Assistant Professor. Her expertise enriches research efforts at the Center from conception and development … Read more
CMO Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Carrie Blanchard
Carrie Martin Blanchard, PharmD, MPH Research Assistant Professor Carrie Blanchard is an implementation science specialist working within the Center for Medication Optimization. Her research interests focus on how to implement and scale medication optimization services and value-based care models. She … Read more
Disruptive Innovation: The Reinvention, Not the Death, of Community Pharmacy
October marks American Pharmacists Month and is a relevant time to reflect on the evolution of the pharmacy profession, and the advancements of healthcare practices, technologies, standards, and innovations. By Jon Easter · Candace … Read more
Welcome to CMO – Back to School Edition
Author: Amber Bivins Ray Welcome back students! We are very excited to interact with those of you both new and old. My name is Amber and I recently joined the Center for Medication Optimization (CMO) as the inaugural Health … Read more
Research Optimizes Comprehensive Medication Management: Defines the Patient Care Process of CMM
Author: Candace DeMatteis The Patient Care Process for Delivering Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM) provides a common definition of comprehensive medication management (CMM) and common language to describe the patient care process for delivering CMM within primary care practice. In … Read more
Research Reveals Inconsistent Approach to Medication Synchronization
Author: Candace DeMatteis New tools test pharmacy readiness & detail standard “how to” aligned with Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process Pharmacists across the country are adopting medication synchronization (“med sync”) programs to enable patients to pick up their chronic care … Read more
Interview with Melanie Livet, PhD – The Importance of Implementation Science
Author: Candace DeMatteis Melanie Livet is a specialist in Implementation Science working within the Center for Medication Optimization in her role as Research Assistant Professor. Her expertise enriches research efforts at the Center from conception and development through implementation, … Read more
From the desk of Jon Easter, Director, Center for Medication Optimization through Practice and Policy . . .
As we start a new year at CMOPP and mark our second anniversary, I’m excited not only by what lies ahead in 2018, but also by how much we accomplished that has set 2018 up for success. Our focus … Read more
