Home Medicines Reviews
Reduce polypharmacy risks and improve clinical outcomes for your patient.
Plus, HMRs are supported by Medicare through MBS item 900.
“Globally, medication-related errors are responsible for 5% to 41.3% of all hospital admissions and 22% of readmissions after discharge. The incidence of medication errors is 30% higher in patients who are prescribed five or more drugs and 38% higher in those 75 years or older.”
– National Institute of Health, 2024
What happens in an HMR?
- An HMR pharmacist will assess the patient’s medications to ensure they are safe, effective, and not causing any harmful interactions.
- They will evaluate whether any medications need to be changed for any reason.
- The review includes checking that medications are being taken correctly, stored properly, and have not passed their use-by date.
- The pharmacist then shares their findings with the GP, including an overview of the patient’s medication regimen and their capacity to manage medications.
A turn-key solution for Home Medicines Reviews
Patient health
Reduce the risks of medication-related issues. Lower the number of hospitalisations.
Revenue
Your practice receives incremental billing events, including prompting for Home Medicines Review (item number 900, $176.40).
Free of charge
Referral service is completely free for GPs.
Low effort
Facilitation by Chemist2U means no additional administrative burden for practice.
Trusted pharmacists
HMRs performed by accredited pharmacists, conducted in the patient’s home. Available across Australia.
End-to-end service
From patient identification, to HMR appointment setting and reporting.
Why HMRs?
Importance of HMRs
Approximately 50% of older adults are consuming medications that are either harmful or unnecessary.
Polypharmacy patients are at greater risk
Medication-related issues make up 2.5% of hospitalisations, amounting to $1.4 billion in healthcare costs.
How to refer a patient
In your practice management software…
Find the 'Start' button next to 'Domiciliary Medication Management Review (DMMR)'
The right side of your screen will have an Inca pop-up with Domiciliary Medication Management Review (DMMR)’ if the patient is eligible. Click ‘Start’.
Tick the 'Patient consent' box
If the patient provides consent for a referral, tick the box near the top named ‘Patient consent’.
Add 'Chemist2U' as the provider
Click ‘Add provider’ and then click ‘Chemist2U’ in the drop-down menu.
Finalise
Click the ‘Finalise’ button at the bottom. It’s that easy!
Our Vision
“We are creating a digital pharmacy experience that breaks down the silos between general practice and
community pharmacy.
Chemist2U’s Patient Medication Support is a digital pharmacy solution that deepens patient relationships, improves health outcomes and increases practice revenue.”
Dr Matthew Cullen
Founder and CEO
at Chemist2U Australia
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