• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  This monograph questions whether managed care has fully realized its potential to improve the quality of patient care while also stabilizing the costs of health care. The monograph suggests that managed care activities have focused almost entirely on cost containment, with far less emphasis on quality improvement. The lack of transparency in managed care contracts impedes a productive discussion between pharmacists and employers regarding the value that pharmacists can bring to health care provided to employees/plan members.
  

   

  This monograph is provided for educational purposes only. It is not intended as legal advice and should not be used as legal advice. For legal advice, a licensed attorney should be consulted.

  
  

  Handouts

  • Homestudy PDF :   19248H03.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon, Inc

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  Discuss the pros and cons of expanded regulation of PBMs.

  List the characteristics of managed care organizations.

  Describe legal challenges created by the prescription benefit.

  Pharmacy Technician

  List the characteristics of managed care organizations.

  Discuss the pros and cons of expanded regulation of PBMs.

  Describe legal challenges created by the prescription benefit.

  Nurse

  Discuss the pros and cons of expanded regulation of PBMs.

  List the characteristics of managed care organizations.

  Describe legal challenges created by the prescription benefit.

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-592042

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-19-248-H03-P
  Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-19-248-H03-T
  Nurse 0798-0000-19-248-H03-N
  

  PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

  PharmCon is an approved course provider for continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing. PharmCon is also recognized by the California Board of Nursing as a provider of nursing programs.

  In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation.

• Activity INSTRUCTION

  Faculty

  David  Brushwood, JD, RPh Senior Lecturer, University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy

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