Successful formulary system management can help ACOs achieve high quality, low cost objectives across the care continuum. This article targets healthcare leaders choosing to participate in the ...

David F. Lehmann, M.D., Pharm.D.; Roy Guharoy, Pharm.D., M.B.A., FCCP, FASHP; Nancy Page, M.S., APRN, BC; Karen Hirschman, B.S., R.N., BC; Robert Ploutz-Snyder, Ph.D ...

Sophia Humphreys, PharmD, MHA, BCBBS, discussed how biosimilars can play a role in formulary management as well as the main takeaways of her presentations at the Newport Beach Institute for ...

Louis S. Christos, RPh: The basic review process for any therapeutic area in diabetes is always going to be efficacy, then safety, then cost. Within efficacy, obviously, we’ll look at an A1C reduction ...

A formulary submission tool has been updated to enable payers to get access to drugs' product information before they are approved in order to make decisions faster. The Food and Drug Administration ...

Health systems’ pharmaceutical spending is expected to rise by up to 6 percent in 2019, according to a study published in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. For these organizations — ...

John McManus, 65, of Rockville, Maryland, speaks with a Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program outreach consultant, left, about the Medicare Part D drug subsidy program. Photographer: Stephen ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Pharmacy Benefits Management Services and the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) recently announced a collaboration in which the VA will use the ...

Medical Care, Vol. 43, No. 7, Supplement: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in US Healthcare Decision-Making Where Is It Going? (Jul., 2005), pp. II20-II26 (7 pages) The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) ...

“We're honored that the Austin Business Journal is recognizing family-owned businesses,” said Laura Paxton, CEO of Rpharmy. “There are inevitable ups and downs in any venture, but when you're building ...

The formulary management process was applied to help prevent ACPS. Specifically, amitriptyline prescribing was restricted to the psychiatry service, and a therapeutic interchange policy was developed ...