Pipeline Trends is produced by the Clinical Pharmacy Services division and is distributed at least once a year. It provides an overview of promising new agents, investigational indications, projected generic entry, FDA updates and industry trends.

This fact sheet presents a summary of the effects of Chapter

58 of the Acts of 2006, "An Act Providing Access To Affordable, Quality, Accountable Health Care," as reported in the many studies that have focused on Massachusetts’ reform. This high-level review summarizes the findings in various categories, including insurance coverage, access to care, health care utilization, and affordability for consumers.

We work with multiple state agencies and a multidisciplinary team to oversee clinically robust prior authorization requirements for specific behavioral health medications and polypharmacy regimens in pediatric members in the Massachusetts State Medicaid program.

This poster describes a project that used a patient-centered medical home model to improve cervical cancer screening for patients at Duffy Health Center in Hyannis. Lessons learned include identifying existing opportunities to provide whole-person care may provide revenue enhancement and practice workflow tools require user input to be accepted and effective.

An analysis of the Massachusetts Patient-Centered Medical Home (MA PCMHI) at 46 participating practices finds that primary care practice transformation takes time; care transitions, including emergency room and post-discharge follow-up care, require the development of new clinical workflows; and the processes of care are more likely to improve before outcomes are affected.

UMass Medical School’s UHealthSolutions Inc. staffs the call center for MassOptions, a resource for services to help elderly residents, individuals with disabilities and their caregivers. Administered by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services, MassOptions is funded through a portion of a $135 million Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services grant.

This resource provides at-a-glance information about the approaches of 15 other states with established or pending community health worker certification systems. The table reveals commonalities and wide variability across state systems, which is an evolving process and may change with time. 

Our Public Provider Reimbursement unit maximizes collection of federal and state dollars for health care and related services provided by public hospitals, mental health clinics, psychiatric hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and community-based programs. 

UMass Medical School’s Clinical Pharmacy Services division designs flexible and effective medication therapy management (MTM) programs with focuses on safety, efficacy and cost. Our approach is rooted in a mission to improve health outcomes for patients and is tailored to meet individual client needs.

To ensure that individuals with disabilities and other potentially vulnerable populations have access to critical services and supports in emergencies or disasters, they must be included in emergency planning.  We have successfully implemented a comprehensive emergency planning and response education program in 29 Massachusetts communities, training nearly 1,000 responders, local government representatives, and individuals with disabilities and their families.