The meanings and connotations of tag usage in the context of the MTM Study Library

• ACO is an Accountable Care Organization, which is a group of health care providers joining together to coordinate care for Medicare patients
• Addiction can include dependency on opioids, cigarettes, alcohol, or any other reliance on a substance
• Adherence is the degree to which a patient follows a prescribed medication regime, or on occasion other lifestyle changes recommended by a healthcare provider
• Adolescents refers to articles discussing youth, generally teenagers or individuals in their early twenties
• Agreeableness refers to articles specifically mentioning the “big five” dimension of agreeableness
• Anxiety generally highlights articles weighing the impact of diagnosed anxiety disorders on patients or other factors
• Arthritis means an article discusses patients diagnosed with arthritis
• Arthritis means an article discusses patients diagnosed with asthma
• Barriers to MTM means that an article mentions factors that make the implementation and usage of MTM services difficult in a pharmacy or other healthcare setting, whether these are barriers for patients or for providers
• “Big 5” Index means that a study incorporates the “Big 5” personality traits—for more information, see “Big 5” Personality Assessment
• Cardiovascular disease means an article discusses patients diagnosed with cardiovascular disease
• Chronic Conditions means an article discusses patients diagnosed with one or more chronic conditions. These can include heart disease, COPD, diabetes, arthritis, and cancer, among others
• Clinical Outcomes indicates that an article discusses how an intervention, often MTM, impacts patient wellbeing and health
• CMM is Comprehensive Medication Management, which is similar to MTM and the CMR process, but generally involves more comprehensive and complex involvement, particularly with the pharmacist
• CMR is a Comprehensive Medication Review, which involves a patient discussing their medication habits and any issues with a pharmacist, who then creates a plan to resolve them. This is a key component of MTM, as well
• CMS is the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Communication identifies that an article discusses methods of communicating, often with patients
• Conscientiousness refers to articles specifically mentioning the “big five” dimension of conscientiousness, a trait that is often linked to higher rates of medication adherence
• Cost Effectiveness identifies articles discussing economic outcomes of an intervention, often MTM