Cardinal Health Inc., a publicly traded health care services company, today announced plans to acquire OutcomesMTM, a West Des Moines-based medication therapy management company. Terms of the acquisition of the privately owned company were not disclosed. “We sought a partner that shared our vision for MTM along with the resources to advance our program to new heights — we have found that partner in Cardinal Health,” said Tom Halterman, CEO of OutcomesMTM. Based in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health is a $91 billion health care services company aimed at improving the cost-effectiveness of health care. OutcomesMTM, which was founded in 1999, now contracts with more than 40 health plans throughout the United States to deliver personalized medication therapy management services to more than 5.5 million patients through a nationwide network of more than 50,000 local chain and independent retail pharmacies. The company employs 55 people, according to the 2015 Book of Lists.