My Interprofessional Care Team for Adherence and Research Engagement Disparities

MI-CARE is an innovative, tailored coordinated care intervention by pharmacist-community health worker (CHW) team derived from a previous research and a clinical pilot implementation. MI-CARE will identify and address individual, clinical, social-cultural and structural barriers to medication adherence and hypertension management. MI-CARE consists of an initial individualized needs assessment (Baseline). During Months 1-2, pharmacist-CHW team will deliver a tailored intervention including an individualized medication chart, preferred adherence aids, hypertension therapy optimization, tailored education based on medication beliefs, tools to combat social stressors, and referrals for structural barriers such as food insecurity, transportation and drug costs. Tailored family/care partner participation and telehealth visits will be provided when needed during this time. A booster visit to assess patient progress and reinforce intervention components will occur at Month 2.