Pharmacists have sought ways to show payers that they are "more than pill counters" and to have a way to obtain credentials-and reimbursement-for the cognitive services they so often informally provide to patients. Now several states have developed a training and examination program that qualifies them as Certified Disease Managers (CDMs) in diabetes and other areas.
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