3/18/25, 7:55 PTCB Medication Therapy Management Certificate Exam Flashcards
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PTCB MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (96)
Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides coverage for people
What is CMS and what does it provide?
over the age of 65, blind, or disabled individuals, people with end -stage renal
disease
1st outpatient prescription drug coverage program available to all Medicare
What is Medicare Part D?
beneficiaries. Private companies approved by Medicare provide the coverage.
Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act: Required
What was the MMA and what did it do?
Medicare Pt. D patients with chronic diseases to receive MTM services.
A system of care that is used to assess patient medications and verify the patient
knows how to use them. In addition, this program attempts to validate all
What is Medication Therapy Management? prescriptions with the patients' conditions and optimize care. This is typically done
through collaborative practice with other healthcare professionals.
1. Gather Patient Info (Medical Records, Lab Results, Insurance Companies)
2.Finding issues with patient's medications (Duplicate drugs, Expired prescriptions,
What are the overall steps of Medication Poor Adherence due to Side Effects or Cost)
Therapy Management? 3.Determining an Action Plan or MAP
5. Documentation and Follow Up
- It is PATIENT CENTERED instead of product centered
How is MTM different from other pharmacy - a more comprehensive approach focusing on complete health care
services? - focuses on whole regimen not just one drug
- collaboration of pharmacist and other health care providers
Outcomes:
- inc. patient understanding
What are the overall goals and outcomes - inc. patient
of MTM? adherence Goals:
- reduced medication Cost
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-reduced preventable adverse events and associated cost
1. Have at least 2 chronic disease states most programs require 3
2. Taking multiple chronic maintenance medications
How are patients chosen for MTM?
3.Likely to incur a high annual medication cost
patients can also elect to have MTM services themselves
- Heart Failure
What are some examples of Chronic Health -Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
Conditions? -Diabetes
-Hiperlipidema (High Cholesterol)
What is a Personal Medication List or PMR Personal Medication List or Personal Medication Record: goal is to provide user
and what is its job? friendly list of all the patients current medications
What is some important information to dosing, frequency, tips for admin, potential adverse effects, reason for taking
include in the patients PMR?
The Medication Action Plan: identify the goals of MTM service including changes in
What is a Therapeutic Action Plan or MAP
medications and other actions to help resolve patients health problems or get to
and what is it's job?
check points
continuation of care smoothly from one provider to another, so that the patient
What is "continuity of care"?
receives the most benefit and no interruption in care.
Is MTM a one time process? No continuity of care is important!
The process of comparing what the patient has been prescribed vs. what the
What is medication reconciliation?
patient is actually taking
What stage of healthcare is the medication Transitions of Care (admissions or discharges, switching providers, switching
reconciliation process usually associated insurance plans)
with?
What is the most common error found missing dose/ incorrect dosing
during medication reconciliation?
commission error patients record list drug a patient isn't actually taking
means an action not taken (ex: patient didn't fill a prescription or medical record is
omission error
not showing a drug that the patient is actually taking)
Can technicians and pharmacist reach out Yes if the patient has a HIPPA form on file
to health care providers if to clarify
drug orders or missing details?
the ability to exchange and use information within and across networks and
Interoperability
providers
any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or
patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care
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PTCB MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (96)
Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides coverage for people
What is CMS and what does it provide?
over the age of 65, blind, or disabled individuals, people with end -stage renal
disease
1st outpatient prescription drug coverage program available to all Medicare
What is Medicare Part D?
beneficiaries. Private companies approved by Medicare provide the coverage.
Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act: Required
What was the MMA and what did it do?
Medicare Pt. D patients with chronic diseases to receive MTM services.
A system of care that is used to assess patient medications and verify the patient
knows how to use them. In addition, this program attempts to validate all
What is Medication Therapy Management? prescriptions with the patients' conditions and optimize care. This is typically done
through collaborative practice with other healthcare professionals.
1. Gather Patient Info (Medical Records, Lab Results, Insurance Companies)
2.Finding issues with patient's medications (Duplicate drugs, Expired prescriptions,
What are the overall steps of Medication Poor Adherence due to Side Effects or Cost)
Therapy Management? 3.Determining an Action Plan or MAP
5. Documentation and Follow Up
- It is PATIENT CENTERED instead of product centered
How is MTM different from other pharmacy - a more comprehensive approach focusing on complete health care
services? - focuses on whole regimen not just one drug
- collaboration of pharmacist and other health care providers
Outcomes:
- inc. patient understanding
What are the overall goals and outcomes - inc. patient
of MTM? adherence Goals:
- reduced medication Cost
1/
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, 3/18/25, 7:55 PTCB Medication Therapy Management Certificate Exam Flashcards
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-reduced preventable adverse events and associated cost
1. Have at least 2 chronic disease states most programs require 3
2. Taking multiple chronic maintenance medications
How are patients chosen for MTM?
3.Likely to incur a high annual medication cost
patients can also elect to have MTM services themselves
- Heart Failure
What are some examples of Chronic Health -Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
Conditions? -Diabetes
-Hiperlipidema (High Cholesterol)
What is a Personal Medication List or PMR Personal Medication List or Personal Medication Record: goal is to provide user
and what is its job? friendly list of all the patients current medications
What is some important information to dosing, frequency, tips for admin, potential adverse effects, reason for taking
include in the patients PMR?
The Medication Action Plan: identify the goals of MTM service including changes in
What is a Therapeutic Action Plan or MAP
medications and other actions to help resolve patients health problems or get to
and what is it's job?
check points
continuation of care smoothly from one provider to another, so that the patient
What is "continuity of care"?
receives the most benefit and no interruption in care.
Is MTM a one time process? No continuity of care is important!
The process of comparing what the patient has been prescribed vs. what the
What is medication reconciliation?
patient is actually taking
What stage of healthcare is the medication Transitions of Care (admissions or discharges, switching providers, switching
reconciliation process usually associated insurance plans)
with?
What is the most common error found missing dose/ incorrect dosing
during medication reconciliation?
commission error patients record list drug a patient isn't actually taking
means an action not taken (ex: patient didn't fill a prescription or medical record is
omission error
not showing a drug that the patient is actually taking)
Can technicians and pharmacist reach out Yes if the patient has a HIPPA form on file
to health care providers if to clarify
drug orders or missing details?
the ability to exchange and use information within and across networks and
Interoperability
providers
any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or
patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care
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