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Managed Care Pharmacy Perspectives Track
Continuing Pharmacy Education Credit
CPE Credit is available for each of the following Managed Care Pharmacy Perspectives sessions. Northeastern University Bouve College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Participants attending each Managed Care Pharmacy breakout session will receive one contact hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education credit. Completion of signature sheets and evaluation forms for each session attended is required to receive continuing pharmacy education credit. Statements of credit will be mailed within four weeks after the program. Faculty disclosure information and any outside financial support for the educational programs will be made before the start of each educational session.
Implementation Strategies for Reference-based Pricing*
Bridget Eber, PharmD, Towers Perrin
Reference-based pricing makes good economic sense for your drug benefit program. Determine critical communication strategies to implement a program effectively. Evaluate desired clinical and economic outcomes from this approach, often referred to as a therapeutic MAC (maximum allowable cost) program.
Learning Objectives
• Identify critical elements of reference-based pricing program
• Determine communication strategies to implement and support program
• Evaluate desired outcomes from reference-based pricing
ACPE #027-999-08-002-L04-P.
Emerging Pharmacy Standards for Improving Patient Safety*
Kimberly McDonough, PharmD, President, Advanced Pharmacy Concepts
New standards in the practice of pharmacy are emerging. Identify how Pharmacy Quality Alliance metrics to monitor patient safety are being implemented. Discuss the value of improved patient safety to your drug benefit program.
Learning Objectives
• Describe emerging standards in practice of pharmacy
• Identify Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) metrics for monitoring patient safety
• Infer the value of improved patient safety to drug benefit programs
ACPE #027-999-08-003-L05-P.
Tackling Specialty Pharmacy Management Challenges*
Speaker Invitation Pending
Despite rising costs, managing specialty drug therapies effectively is critical for a positive return on investment. This session explains optimal processes for providing needed support services for specialty drug therapies. Different pharmacy dispensing channels for these high cost drugs will be compared and contrasted. Clinical programs designed to optimize patient outcomes will be presented.
Learning Objectives
• Describe processes for providing needed support for specialty drugs
• Compare and contrast pharmacy dispensing channels for biotech drugs
• Support use of clinical programs to optimize patient outcomes
ACPE #027-999-08-004-L04-P.
Integrating Pharmacy & Medical Data from Value-based Drug Benefit Programs*
Patrick P. Gleason, PharmD, Director of Outcomes Assessment, Prime Therapeutics
Current trends have led to an increase in value-based pharmacy management. Integrating medical and pharmacy claims from these value-based programs creates opportunities to use risk stratification to improve outcomes and control costs. The selection and use of clinical programs based on risk stratification to improve health outcomes will be discussed.
Learning Objectives
• Analyze structure of value-based drug benefit programs
• Describe integration of medical and pharmacy claims data to stratify members by risk
• Evaluate opportunities to use risk stratification to improve outcomes and control costs
ACPE #027-999-08-001-L04-P.
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