Drug Cost & Pricing
AMCP Guide to Pharmaceutical Payment Methods
Drug Payment Methodologies Interactive Resource Library
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)
PBMI Prescription Drug Benefit Cost and Plan Design Survey Report, 2007 Edition
Based on 2007 data.
Kaiser Family Foundation –
Prescription Drug Trends Fact Sheet
Caremark 2007 Trends Rx ®Report
Based on 2006 data.
Express Scripts 2007 Drug Trend Report
Based on 2007 data.
Medco 2008 Drug Trend Report
Based on 2007 data.
2008 Segal Health Plan Cost Trend Survey
Based on summer 2007 survey.
E-prescribing
Electronic Prescribing: Becoming Mainstream Practice
A collaborative report from
The eHealth Initiative
and
The Center for Improving Medication Management
Options to Increase E-prescribing in Medicare
Gorman Health Group E-Prescribing Study Prepared for the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA)
National Council for Prescription Drug Programs
Medicare Part D
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Gorman Health Group Summary of Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
Sound Medication Therapy Management Programs, Version 2.0 – With Validation Study
Medication Therapy Management in Pharmacy Practice: Core Elements of an MTM Service Model, Version 2.0.
New CPT Codes for Medication Therapy Management Services (MTMS)
Effective January 1, 2008
Pay for Performance Initiatives
Bridges to Excellence
eValue8 Cornerstone Report, National Business Coalition on Health
Cornerstone 3: Incentives for High-value Health Care
The Leapfrog Group Hospital Rewards Program
Pharmacy Quality
Medicare Quality Improvement Organization’s Ambulatory Drug Therapy Improvement Activities and Partnerships with Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans and Medicare Advantage Plans
National Business Coalition on Health – eValue8
National Quality Forum (NQF)
National Committee for Quality Assurance – 2009 HEDIS Measures
Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA)
PQA Recommended Pharmacy Performance Measures
URAC Accreditation Programs
Value-based Health Initiatives
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Center for Health Value Innovation
Center for Value-Based Health Management
University of Michigan Center for Value-Based Insurance Design
Pharmacist Role in Patient Care Continues to Evolve
Medicare Legislation May Expand Part D Coverage
Emergence of Pay-for-performance
Quality Wave Engulfs Pharmacy
Physician Incentives Necessary to Boost E-Prescribing
Value-based Benefit Design Focuses on Big Picture