What is a Home Medication Review (HMR)?

A HMR is a consumer-focused and collaborative health care service provided in the community setting, to optimise quality use of medicines and consumer understanding. 
It involves the consumer, their general practitioner, pharmacist, and other relevant members of the health care team.

Steps involved in a HMR (MBS Item 900)

• Identify a patient who needs a HMR
• GP obtains consent and refers HMR to an accredited pharmacist or pharmacy.
• Pharmacist conducts the patient interview
• Pharmacist compiles the HMR report
• GP and patient discuss a subsequent management plan & Item 900 is then claimed

* From October 1 2011 GPs will be able to refer directly to Choice QUM

Key Benefits of a Choice QUM HMR

• Our pharmacists are full-time clinical operators and genuine specialists in the field of medication management review.
• We are a clinical pharmacist organisation without any medication supply role.
• Choice QUM has full ‘back office’ support to ensure that administrative burdens do not impair our clinical input.
• Choice QUM can effectively cope with the larger HMR volumes demanded by proactive clinics/GPs.  
• We strive to conduct the visit within 1-4 weeks of receipt of the referral.
• We invest a great deal in the development of quality use of medicines educational material tailored to the specific patient.  We also budget for ensuring the patient receives immediate tangible useful QUM tools and vouchers.