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Monday, July 12, 2010
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11:30 am -
12:45 pm
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12:45 pm -
1:00 pm
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1:00 pm -
1:40 pm
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- Hear how the pharmaceutical pipeline is changing pharmacy benefits
- Understand the impact and trends of specialty pharmaceutical drugs on both
pharmacy and medical benefits
- Learn the evidence behind the value of integrating pharmacy and medical benefits
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Thomas O. Stambaugh, RPh, MBA
Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, CIGNA Pharmacy Management;
Chief Pharmacy Officer, CIGNA Corporation
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1:40 pm -
2:25 pm
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- Measuring medication and possession as a way of encouraging approaches to adherence
- How do you ensure once the drugs are prescribed that they are being taken?
- What are the findings, challenges and solutions?
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Jan Berger, MD, MJ
President and Chief Executive Officer, Health Intelligence Partners;
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, CVS Caremark;
Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Pharmacy Benefit
View Biography
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2:25 pm -
3:10 pm
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- Determine the difference between medication adherence and possession
- Understand strengths and weaknesses of claims-based approaches to measuring pharmacy
- Distinguish between the merits of different metrics for measuring medication possession
- Gain a deeper understanding of measurement issues that impede the ability to accurately capture gaps in prescribing
- Understand how the interpretation of medication adherence differs depending upon disease-drug combinations
- Appreciate why measuring medication possession matters and how it influences both current and future patient care costs
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David Bodycombe, ScD
Assistant Scientist
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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3:10 pm -
3:35 pm
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3:35 pm -
4:20 pm
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- Analyze pharmacy and medical claims for appropriateness of prescribing
- Evaluate fills and refills to determine medication in possession and apparent adherence to regimen
- Use appropriate communications with prescribers and patients on the importance of adherence
- Evaluate prior authorization requirements to support the program
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Rick Finch
Director, Benefits Services
Drummond Company
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4:20 pm -
5:05 pm
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- How do you deliver the best possible outcomes for the patient and bring costs under control?
- What will be the impact of Biosimilars and Comparative Effectiveness Research on formularies?
- Identify current challenges that exist surrounding the supply, management and provision of specialty medications
- Recognize the impact on consumers when specialty pharmaceuticals are covered under the pharmacy benefit versus the medical benefit
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Michael A. Nameth, RPh, MBA
Executive Vice President
Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy
View Biography
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5:05 pm -
6:05 pm
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- Hear how information technology is key to improving medication-related errors and improving medication adherence among older adults
- Discover the tools, advances in transaction standards and improvements in terminology that are making data exchange easier for monitoring medication and reducing errors
- Learn how electronic health record technology may improve medication history collection and patient engagement
- Understand how enhancements to pharmacy claims will help Pharmacy Benefit Managers more accurately and efficiently calculate the return on investment from medication management programs
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Blake Lesselroth, MD, MBI
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Informatics
Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Oregon Health Sciences University
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Mihir H. Patel, PharmD, RPh
Pharmacy HIT Practice Lead
Point-of-Care Partners
Project Manager
Southeastern Michigan ePrescribing Initiative (SEMI) Pharmacy Quality Committee
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6:05 pm -
7:05 pm
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