Payors' Formularies To Feel Impact of E-Prescribing Standards
The "rubber meets the road" for health plan formularies now, as work on development of the National Health Information Infrastructure and the federal e-prescribing regulations mesh. The new Medicare e-prescribing regulations are going to be felt by all the 'stakeholders' payors, providers, patients, technology companies, PBMs and pharmaceutical companies, experts say.
Manasquan, NJ (PRWEB) March 20, 2005
The new Medicare e-prescribing regulations are going to be felt by all the 'stakeholders' payors, providers, patients, technology companies, PBMs and pharmaceutical companies, experts say.
The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) was called upon by HHS following approval of the Medicare Prescription
Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) to develop recommendations for uniform standards to enable electronic prescribing.
The NCVHS's recommendations were incorporated in the Medicare Program E-Prescribing and the Prescription Drug Program Proposed Rule.
The "rubber meets the road" for health plan formularies now, as work on development of the National Health Information Infrastructure and
The federal e-prescribing regulations mesh.
"Managed Care Formulary and Pharmaceutical Benefit Management Under E-Prescribing" a new executive-level tele-briefing sponsored by the
Managed Care Information Center, has been scheduled for Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 1:30 PM Eastern time.
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Here's why: the NCVHS believes that HHS should ensure that e - prescribing standards are not only appropriate for Medicare Part D users but also "consistent with the standards for all types of prescribers, dispensers, and public and private sector payers."
According to federal officials with the NCVHS, this is necessary to avoid barriers to interoperability across healthcare domains. That's why it has become clear that e-prescribing standards will apply across the board.
PBMs and pharmaceutical companies, health plan medical directors and pharmacy executives will feel the impact of "connectivity" and formulary issues in numerous ways, experts believe.
Get ready to deal with the coming changes and sign up now for "Managed Care Formulary and Pharmaceutical Benefit Management Under E-Prescribing" this Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 1:30 PM Eastern time. http://www. healthresourcesonline. com/edu/frx35.htm (http://www. healthresourcesonline. com/edu/frx35.htm)
Right now, there are more questions than there are answers. This special program has been organized to health managed care and health
Organization executives to be ready to deal with the issues surrounding decision-making.
Issues like technical standards, flexibility, integration, patient formulary education, transmitting labeling information electronically, electronic information, and formulary database formats used by electronic prescribing, electronic medical record (EMR), and computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems.
Speaker Panel:
Amanda Daniels, Director of Strategic Initiatives, National Medical Health Card Systems (NMHC)
Anthony J. Schueth, Managing Partner, Point-of-Care Partners, LLC
Peter N. Kaufman, MD, CMO, DrFirst Inc.
Topics to be covered:
Short overview of E-Prescribing, drivers, trends Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA)
Formularies and formulary standards Value of formulary to payors and patients (informed choice) Value of informed choice at the point of prescribing Prescriber perspective
"Not all formularies are available electronically"
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 live Question and Answer Session
Who Will Benefit from the Audio Conference:
Health plans and providers, pharmaceutical and disease management companies, PBMs, 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, MCO plans, healthcare 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 time or hassle; no hotel expenses. It's so convenient! Invite your staff members to participate. Your registration fee covers ONE telephone hookup from your site. Include as many individuals from your organization as you wish - there is no
Additional charge.
You might even want to invite some colleagues from your local area to join you and share the cost. Gather in a conference room and use a speakerphone.
How the Audio Conference Works:
The conference lasts approximately 90 minutes. This includes about 30 minutes for the question-and-answer period.
No special equipment is needed; a toll-free number will be provided.
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Address!
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To be sure we cover the issues of importance to you, you are invited to submit your questions in advance. Please e-mail your questions to
Mbokelman@healthresourcesonline. com no later than noon on Mar. 23,
2005. We will attempt to answer your questions during the audio conference. However, time constraints limit the number of questions
That can be answered during the live Q&A.
Pricing:
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Pricing
Conference-only: $227 per site to participate in the live program and receive the conference materials when you sign up on or before
March 18. ($277 after March 18)
Live Audio Conference and ½ Price CD-ROM: $327 per site to participate in the conference and receive the CD-ROM of the conference, including the conference materials when you sign up on or before March 18. ($377 after March 18)
Regular Price – for registrations received after March 18
Conference-only: $277 per site to participate in the live program and receive the conference materials Canadian Registrations:
Early Bird: $265 per site to participate in the live program and receive the conference materials when you sign up on or before March
18.
Regular Price: $315 after March 18.
Registration fees for other non-U. S. countries will be based on phone charges.
CD-ROM of Audio Conference:
$227 for the audio conference CD-ROM and conference materials if you cannot participate in the live conference. The CD is shipped
Approximately three weeks after the program.
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