Real-World, Value-Added Benefits of Real-Time CGM in an Integrated Health System

• Release Date: February 25, 2021
• Expiration Date: August 31, 2022
• Estimated Time to Complete Activity: 0.5 hours
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EXPERT FACULTY

Vanita K. Pindolia, PharmD, BCPS Vice President, Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy Programs_PCM Henry Ford Health System/Health Alliance Plan of Michigan Click here for biography

Target Audience

• This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of managed care pharmacy directors, clinical pharmacists, quality directors, medical directors, registered nurses, and other managed health care professionals.

Statement of Need/Program Overview 

The vast majority of members with diabetes have an A1C above ADA targets, putting them at risk for other costly comorbidities. Studies have shown that a lower A1C reduces microvascular and macrovascular complications associated with T1D. To effectively address these clinical challenges and elicit improvements across 29 indices of glycemic control and glycemic variability, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has been endorsed by various professional endocrinology-centered organizations. To further optimize the clinical management of T1D and T2D, managed care and payer professionals should remain cognizant of the detrimental effects of administrative burden and restrictive benefit design on provider prescribing and member access to appropriate clinical interventions. Seamless, real-time access to CGM technology under the pharmacy benefit is essential to facilitate prescribing and use of this proven intervention among patients and providers, respectively. This educational activity is designed to improve knowledge and competence among managed care professionals of the management of diabetes through CGM.

Educational Objectives 
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to: 

• Characterize the value of Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) coverage and access through the pharmacy
• Describe a comprehensive approach for diabetes management integrating CGM for health systems and other payer types
• Outline key steps in the implementation of CGM coverage and access through the pharmacy
• Define specific achievable cost savings related to CGM access and coverage through the pharmacy in terms of clinical outcomes, avoidance of resource utilization, and operational efficiencies

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Medical Education Resources (MER) and Impact Education, LLC. MER is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team

Physician Credit
Medical Education Resources designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Pharmacist Credit
	Medical Education Resources designates this continuing education activity for 0.5 contact hour (0.05 CEU) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. UAN: JA0003680-9999-21-001-H01-P   This activity is certified as Knowledge-based CPE.

DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.

The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

Medical Education Resources ensures balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all our educational activities. In accordance with this policy, MER identifies conflicts of interest with its instructors, content managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of an activity. Conflicts are resolved by MER to ensure that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a continuing education activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. MER is committed to providing its learners with high-quality activities that promote improvements or quality in health care and not the business interest of a commercial interest.

The faculty reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

The content managers reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

DISCLAIMER
The content and views presented in this educational activity are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Medical Education Resources, Impact Education, LLC, and/or Dexcom. The authors have disclosed if there is any discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA in their presentations. Before prescribing any medicine, primary references and full prescribing information should be consulted. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management.

METHOD OF PARTICIPATION AND REQUEST FOR CREDIT
There are no fees for participating and receiving CME/CE credit for this activity. During the period February 25, 2021 through August 31, 2022, participants must 1) read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures; 2) study the educational activity; 3) successfully complete the post-test with a score of 70% or better; 4) and complete the evaluation form. Upon completion of the full CME/CE activity, your certificate will be made available immediately to download and print.

For Pharmacists: Upon successfully completing the post-test with a score of 70% or better and the activity evaluation form, you may immediately submit your CPE credit to the NABP CPE Monitor Service. This may require you to add or update the e-profile ID/date of birth information saved in your account.

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FEE INFORMATION
There is no fee for this educational activity.