Resources for Pharmacists

Welcome to a chronic disease resource hub for Minnesota pharmacists. This page includes information and resources available for pharmacists to continue advancing their practice, to learn more about data measuring specific pharmacy outcomes, as well as information on supporting patients with self-measured blood pressure and resources to expand medication therapy management services.

Practice Advancement

Continuing Professional Development at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy works with healthcare providers to create education activities targeted to address key gaps in knowledge, skills, strategies, and performance. This includes continuing education courses for pharmacists on a number of topics. Some key on-demand offerings include:

• Billing for medication therapy management (MTM) services in Minnesota: This two contact hour course provides Minnesota pharmacists a foundational and practical approach to set up your team to bill for medication therapy management services through contracting, credentialing, enrollment, and submitting and tracking the life cycle of a claim.

Data and Reports

• Minnesota Community Pharmacy Locations and Pharmacy Deserts, 2024 (PDF). This map identifies areas where access to a pharmacy is limited, based upon how far people need to travel.
• Blood Pressure Medication Non-Adherence in Minnesota: 2015 (PDF). This report describes variation in blood pressure medication adherence among Minnesotans by age, sex, and Zip Code, and highlights strategies to improve adherence. (May 2021)
  • Blood Pressure Medication Non-Adherence in Minnesota: 2015 - Supplemental Figures and Tables (PDF)

Self-Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP

The University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy created the following video series to share key points and resources for pharmacists when supporting patients who are self-monitoring their blood pressure at home.

• PPCP Home Blood Pressure: Learn more about how to integrate the monitoring of blood pressure at home and how this can be integrated into your pharmacy practice.
• Hypertension Pharmacotherapy: Learn more about the medication classes used to help treat hypertension.
• Home Blood Pressure Monitoring and Patients: This presentation focuses on helping you identify patients to select for home blood pressure monitoring, explaining and framing your services, and pearls on tips for success.
• Selecting the Appropriate Device: Learn more about validated devices and what devices are available.
• Obtaining an Accurate Blood Pressure: For more information on how to obtain an accurate reading, this video will walk you through the education needed to ensure this for your patients.

Medication Therapy Management (MTM)

• CDC Pharmacy Resources: A compendium of key resources for pharmacists focused on improving heart health.
• The Community Guide: Cardiovascular Disease: Tailored Pharmacy-based interventions to improve Medication Adherence is a systematic review that provides numerous resources for pharmacists.
• Minnesota Department of Human Services Minnesota Health Care Programs Provider Manual for Medication Therapy Management Services is the comprehensive source on the delivery of MTM to Minnesota Health Care Program beneficiaries.
• Medication Therapy Management Slide Presentation (PowerPoint) is an MDH product highlighting of the high burden of hypertension in Minnesota and the unmet demand for pharmacist-provided MTM services that can improve the health of Minnesotans.
• Note: MTM Revenue Calculator is available upon request. Please email health.heart@state.mn.us

Managed and Team-Based Care

• NASPA Collaborative Practice Agreements Toolkit
• APhA Chronic Care Management Overview
• Minnesota Department of Human Services Managed Care Pharmacy Identification Information

General Resources

• Minnesota Department of Human Services: Providers Using Telemedicine During COVID-19
• Minnesota Board of Pharmacy
• Minnesota Pharmacists Association
• Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Network (CPESN) Minnesota