By Katherine H. Capps, Co-Founder and Executive Director, GTMRx Institute March 4, 2020 The Path to Optimized Medication Use: What the Changemakers Say How do you follow up a landmark event with the Bipartisan Policy Center to issue a national…
Practice Transformation BCBS Tennessee mail-order plan draws ire A proposed BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee policy change could hurt patient access to critical drugs, eight medical societies warn in a letter to the insurer. The change would require physicians to use…
Practice Transformation Lown releases Medication Overload action plan Over the next decade, expect more than 4.5 million hospitalizations of older adults due to serious medication side effects, warns The Lown Institute. In response, it released Eliminating Medication Overload: A National Action…
Call to action for a coordinated, team-based, systematic approach to medication use unites clinicians, advocates, diagnostics, health and tech industries WASHINGTON, DC – Feb. 6, 2020 –The Get the Medications Right Institute (GTMRx) is issuing a call to action for health care stakeholders to optimize medication use as a way to save lives and save money when it…
Why this? Why now? The goal of the GTMRx Institute is to ensure appropriate and personalized use of medication and gene therapies by advancing to a scientific, evidence-based and cost-effective decision-making process and a team-based, systematic approach to medication use.…
By Katherine H. Capps, Co-Founder and Executive Director, GTMRx Institute January 1, 2020 Did you ever have one of those moments when your life’s work unexpectedly and suddenly takes on a whole new, deeper meaning and urgency? I recently experienced…
By Katherine H. Capps, Co-Founder and Executive Director, GTMRx Institute October 23, 2019 On April 17 of this year, we announced the formation of the GTMRx Institute (Get the Medications RightTM) with much excitement and a lot of uncertainty. We…
Momentum builds for personalized, team-based approach to medication management VIENNA, Va., October 22, 2019 – Six months after its launch, the GTMRx Institute (Get the Medications Right TM ) has tripled its annual membership goal, established four workgroups and created a national…
Practice Transformation Association for Molecular Pathology: new position statement for pharmacogenomic testing The Association for Molecular Pathology recently published a position statement for pharmacogenomic testing. It includes a list of criteria for laboratories that ensure responsible use, preserve broad access…
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