Managed
Care Formulary and Pharmaceutical Benefit Management under
E-prescribing Tele-Conference on CD-ROM
E-Prescribing
is one thing, but weaving formulary into the technology that will
connect payers, providers and pharmacies and make it all work is a much
greater proposition. And because CMS is mandating e-prescribing for
health plans offering Medicare health plan products, progress on making
e-formulary work is essential.
Formulary
and e-prescribing standards are being adopted by the industry. Jan. 1,
2006 is the first "mile marker" for the adoption of e-prescribing
standards. States without e-prescribing laws are rushing to enact them.
Discover
how payers and providers will handle formulary and benefit information.
Managed
Care Formulary and Pharmaceutical Benefit Management Under
E-Prescribing tele-conference CD-ROM sheds light on what is expected
over the next three years:
- National
Council for Prescription Drug Programs formularies and benefit standards
- The
components of the formulary standards
- Handling
co-pays
- Prior
authorization
- Example
of return on investment
- The
benefits of e-prescribing to the payer
- What
prescribers want
- Dealing
with formulary eligibility and medication on history information
- Connectivity
to pharmacies and payers
- The
subtle differences of e-prescribing components that will be mandatory
under the federal rules
- Health
plans and their responsibilities towards e-prescribing standards for
Medicare patients
In
today’s society physicians are much more comfortable with
technology. Approximately 5 to 18 percent of physicians are currently
e-prescribing.
The
information presented into this highly rated 90-minute program is
beneficial for all health plans, especially managed care plans offering
Medicare advantage plans.
Physicians
nationwide have started to implement e-prescribing into their daily
practice. “Doctors in BlueCross BlueShield of Massachusetts
are using e-prescribing because they can obtain the actual co-pay that
the patient would have to pay. This capability is just one of the main
reasons why doctors are using e-prescribing,” says Dr. Peter
Coffman, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Physician IT
Service for Doctors.
E-Prescribing
will pay for itself in performance and benefits. If this technology
were to be implemented nationwide $29 billion would be saved annually
estimates the Center for Information Technology Leadership. This conference was held Thursday, Mar. 24, 2005.
Amanda
Daniels, Director of Strategic Initiatives for National Medical Health
Card (NMHC) states, ADecision making errors, including those related to
prescribing, are the result of not having the right information at the
right time, and I believe that electronic prescribing can help deliver
relevant patient information and clinical knowledge to physicians.
HERE’S WHAT PARTICIPANTS IN THE ‘LIVE’
CONFERENCE HAD TO SAY:
- Provided
information that was well presented and current and was informative to
those already working in the field.
- Very
knowledgeable speakers with excellent handouts with explanatory
graphics.
- The
question and answer session was most informative.
- Very
informative. Valuable information for connectivity and how
e-prescribing works.
- It is a
balanced and comprehensive presentation.
- “All
physicians who will be moving toward e-prescribing need to
attend,”
- “The
conference provided timely and detailed information about current
activity in e-prescribing and survey results,” Cindy Wisner,
Assistant, General Counsel, Trinity Health.
MANAGED
CARE INFORMATION CENTER (MCIC)
The
Managed Care Formulary and Pharmaceutical Benefit Management Under
E-Prescribing explores the impact of e-prescribing on pharmacy benefit
managers and managed care formularies.
SPEAKER
PANEL:
- Amanda
Daniels, Director of Strategic Initiatives, NMHC
- Anthony
J. Schueth, Managing Partner, Point-of-Care Partners, LLC
- Peter N.
Kaufman, MD, CMO, DrFirst Inc.
TOPICS
COVERED:
- Short
overview for e-prescribing, drivers, trends
- Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act
(MMA)
- Formularies
and formulary standards
- Value of
formulary to payers and patients (informed choice)
- Value of
informed choice at the point of prescription
- Prescriber
prospective
- Availability
of electronic formularies
- Delivery
of formulary information to the physician for the specific
patient they are seeing
- Timeliness
of formulary data
- Appropriate
substitution
- Fitting
into the doctors workflow
- Plus a
question and answer session
WHO
WILL BENEFIT FROM THE TELE-CONFERENCE ON CD-ROM
Health
plans and providers, pharmaceutical and disease management companies,
pharmacy benefit managers, CEOs, CFOs, hospital pharmaceutical
managers, pharmacists, human resource benefit managers, medical
directors, employer health plan decision makers, network development
and provider services directors, strategic planners, utilization
management, TPAs, network managers, physician practice management
company executives, medical management directors, PHO and IPA
leadership, analysts, implementer consultants, account services and
administration executives and ancillary products managers.
“Attend”
this program right in your office and enjoy significant savings -- NO
travel, NO hassle, and NO hotel expenses.
PRICING:
CD-ROM
of Audio Conference:
$227 for
the audio conference CD-ROM and conference materials.
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