Josh Orhtman with South Dakota CPESN describes a pilot program for remote monitoring for Medicare beneficiaries. Patients heart failure, diabetes, hypertension receive blood pressure monitors, scales, diabetic testing supplies. Pharmacies and physician teams receive health status readings via cellular signals from the patients' in-home monitoring devices.

Network pharmacists submit monthly care plans for this MCO's member taking Asthma, COPD, Opioids, or Behavioral Health medications.

John Croce, CPESN Upstate New York Managing Network Facilitator, describes a six-month health screening program and survey of social determinants of health. Referrals are made to healthcare teams for needed services.

In partnership with the South Dakota Dept. of Health, CPESN® pharmacists provided blood pressure monitoring, met with patients regularly, and led clinical interventions engaging other health professionals. The results? High percentage of patients met BP goals, and the program has expanded from the initial focus on HTN to include cholesterol values and lipid levels for total cardiovascular risk management.

In its first statewide payer program with a Medicaid MCO, 53 of 58 CPESN Missisippi pharmacies had patients eligible for pharmacist-led intervientions for diabetes patients.

A partnership beween CPESN Ohio and Ohio-based Mobility Health supported network pharmacies in providing PCR COVID-19 testing.

This program under a contract with a large national health plan called for completion of health risk assessments for plan identified patients. Pharmacists and their support staff completed the HRAs in person and by telephone.