A Sleeping Giant: Community Pharmacy's Potential Is Unrivaled.

abstract：:The ever-vulnerable medication supply chain is being further strained by the COVID-19 pandemic. Pharmacists in all settings, including managed care, will need to prepare for a potential exacerbation of existing and new drug shortages in the midst of unprecedented crisis. We summarize the major issues, discuss potentia...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Shuman AG,Fox ER,Unguru Y

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inclusion of pharmacists on care teams has been shown to improve clinical and economic health outcomes. However, a significant barrier to the widespread incorporation of pharmacists into care teams is the ability to financially support the salary of the pharmacist. A mechanism to improve the ability of pharmacists...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Dietrich E,Gums JG

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical trials impose exclusion criteria that may limit the generalizability of results. OBJECTIVES:To (a) determine the percentage of real-world patients who would qualify for psoriasis randomized controlled trials; (b) ascertain differences between moderate-to-severe psoriasis patients who would be eligi...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Malatestinic W,Nordstrom B,Wu JJ,Goldblum O,Solotkin K,Lin CY,Kistler K,Fraeman K,Johnston J,Hawley LL,Sicignano N,Araujo A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer is a leading cause of death with substantial financial costs. While significant data exist on the economic burden of care, less is known about the indirect costs of treatment and, specifically, the effect on work productivity of patients and their caregivers. To examine the full effect of cancer and t...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Kamal KM,Covvey JR,Dashputre A,Ghosh S,Shah S,Bhosle M,Zacker C

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous research finds significant variation in spending and utilization across regions, with little evidence of differences in outcomes. While such findings have been interpreted as evidence that spending can be reduced without compromising patient outcomes, the link between spending variation and outcomes...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Baumgardner J,Shahabi A,Linthicum M,Vine S,Zacker C,Lakdawalla D

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：DISCLOSURES:No funding supported the writing of this article. The author has nothing to disclose. ...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Lever HM

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rosacea is a chronic skin disorder that presents with abnormal vascular and inflammatory conditions. Clinical manifestations include flushing, facial erythema, inflammatory papules and pustules, telangiectasias, edema, and watery or irritated eyes. OBJECTIVE:To discuss the evolving pathophysiology of rosace...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Feldman SR,Huang WW,Huynh TT

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: The economic burden of food allergy is large; however, costs specific to individuals with peanut allergy experiencing reactions to peanuts remain to be evaluated. As the prevalence of peanut allergy continues to increase in children, a better understanding of the cost of care is warranted. OBJECTIVE: To as...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Blaiss MS,Meadows JA,Yu S,Robison DR,Hass SL,Norrett KE,Guerin A,Latremouille-Viau D,Tilles SA

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Value-based insurance design (VBID) waives or reduces prescription copayments in order to decrease member cost barriers to refilling medications. Medication therapy management (MTM) is a member clinical intervention designed to reinforce members' knowledge of their medications, which addresses barriers to me...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Peaslee A,Wickizer M,Olson J,Topp R

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment patterns for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients have changed considerably over the last decade with the introduction of new chemotherapies and targeted biologics. These treatments are often administered in various sequences with limited evidence regarding their cost-effectiveness. OBJECT...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Parikh RC,Du XL,Robert MO,Lairson DR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：DISCLOSURES:No outside funding supported the writing of this letter. Farley has received funding from the National Community Pharmacy Association for previous research. Schondelmeyer advises the University of Minnesota Health Benefit plan on its prescription drug coverage. Urick has received a grant from Cardinal Healt...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

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更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While some incremental and fragmented progress has been made in recent years, assessing the quality of care provided by pharmacists and pharmacy organizations remains an elusive goal. Revisiting the simple, elegant model of quality assessment originally proposed by physician and scholar Avedis Donabedian can assist ph...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Rupp MT

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been nearly 20 years since the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) and other stakeholders adopted the Principles for a Sound Formulary System. Since that time, best practices for pharmacy and therapeutics (P&T) committees have matured throughout the health care system. On March 28, 2019, AMCP convened a gro...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

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更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：DISCLOSURES:No additional funding was received for the writing of this letter. The published study referred to in this letter was funded by Janssen Scientific Affairs, which employs Maiese and funded Cornerstone Research Group, a health economic consulting group, to conduct the study. Grima is a founding partner of Cor...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Hollmann S,Moldaver D,Goyert N,Grima D,Maiese EM

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adherence to antiretrovirals (ARVs) is critical to achieving durable virologic suppression. OBJECTIVE:To investigate risk factors of poor adherence and the effect of suboptimal adherence on health care resource utilization (HCRU) and costs in Medicaid patients. METHODS:A retrospective longitudinal study wa...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Dunn K,Lafeuille MH,Jiao X,Romdhani H,Emond B,Woodruff K,Pesa J,Tandon N,Lefebvre P

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The management of schizophrenia, a chronic, multifaceted mental health condition, is associated with considerable health care resource utilization (HCRU) and costs. Current evidence indicates that a high-risk and costly prodromal period, during which patients are likely symptomatic, precedes diagnosis. Bette...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Wallace A,Barron J,York W,Isenberg K,Franchino-Elder J,Sidovar M,Sand M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medication therapy management (MTM) programs were first introduced as a result of the 2003 Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act. Since then, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have established minimum requirements for health plans to follow in establishing patient elig...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Miller DE,Roane TE,Salo JA,Hardin HC

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While there is growing demand for information about comparative effectiveness (CE), there is substantial debate about whether and when observational studies have sufficient quality to support decision making. OBJECTIVE:To develop and test an item checklist that can be used to qualify those observational CE ...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Dreyer NA,Velentgas P,Westrich K,Dubois R

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adherence to biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is often suboptimal in routine clinical practice. Low or nonadherence can reduce the effectiveness of bDMARD therapies. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate filling of newly prescribed initial bDMARDs for th...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Harnett J,Wiederkehr D,Gerber R,Gruben D,Bourret J,Koenig A

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Employers have increased efforts to engage employees in health and wellness programs. Providing employees with incentives to participate in these programs has been shown to improve overall enrollment and engagement. One program that has had challenges with enrollment and engagement is medication therapy mana...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Tomaszewski D,Cernohous T,Vaidyanathan R

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. With the rise in prevalence of diabetes, there has been an increased need for clinical pharmacy services focused on diabetes management in ambulatory clinics. However, more data IS needed to determine the overall impact that clinical p...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Chung N,Rascati K,Lopez D,Jokerst J,Garza A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prescription opioid abuse is associated with substantial economic burden, with estimates of incremental annual per-patient health care costs of diagnosed opioid abuse exceeding $10,000 in prior literature. A subset of patients diagnosed with opioid abuse has disproportionately high health care costs, but lit...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Shei A,Rice JB,Kirson NY,Bodnar K,Enloe CJ,Birnbaum HG,Holly P,Ben-Joseph R

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:National guidelines and initiatives have promoted the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) for patients with diabetes. The University of Arizona Medication Management Center (UA-MMC) is contracted by Medicare health plans, pharmacy benefit managers ...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Hurwitz JT,Grizzle AJ,Augustine J,Rehfeld R,Wild A,Abraham I

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A panel of experts drawn from neurology, psychiatry, geropsychiatry, geriatrics, and pharmacy representatives of 3 health plans convened in New York City on July 30, 2016, with the objective of sharing opinions, ideas, and information regarding the optimal management of Parkinson's disease psychosis (PDP). Three key p...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Hermanowicz N,Alva G,Pagan F,Espay AJ,Patel A,Madrid KC,Kremens D,Kenney J,Arquette S,Tereso G,Lopes M,Farnum C

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Medication adherence is a problem that has received widespread attention in the medical literature and health policy circles. With the increased emphasis on recognizing and rewarding quality in the U.S. health care system, medication adherence measures are increasingly being adopted to assess quality of medi...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Sorensen TD,Pestka DL,Brummel AR,Rehrauer DJ,Ekstrand MJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: Nonadherence and nonpersistence to antidepressants in major depressive disorder (MDD) are common and associated with poor clinical and functional outcomes and increased health care resource utilization (HCRU) and costs. However, contemporary real-world evidence on the economic effect of antidepressant nona...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Ta JT,Sullivan SD,Tung A,Oliveri D,Gillard P,Devine B

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, comparative effectiveness tools and methods have evolved to assist health care decision makers in identifying optimal therapies. In-person training programs on comparative effectiveness research may be helpful in understanding and applying this information. OBJECTIVE:To provide a follow-up ...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Augustine J,Warholak TL,Hines LE,Sun D,Brown M,Hurwitz J,Taylor AM,Brixner D,Cobaugh DJ,Schlaifer M,Malone DC

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes is a leading cause of morbidity, mortality, and medical resource utilization in the United States and worldwide. Treatment is aimed at keeping blood glucose levels close to normal and preventing or delaying medical complications. It has been estimated that only 50% of patients with diabetes in the U...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Saundankar V,Peng X,Fu H,Ascher-Svanum H,Rodriguez A,Ali A,Slabaugh L,Young P,Louder A

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gout, hyperuricemia, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are prevalent conditions in the United States, and while they share common risk factors such as obesity, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and type 2 diabetes mellitus, relatively little is known about what patient and disease characteristics may link C...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Pillinger MH,Bangalore S,Klein AB,Baumgartner S,Morlock R

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of formulary management strategies on utilization and expenditures in overactive bladder (OAB) treatment has not been extensively investigated. In 2013, step therapy (ST) policies for 2 branded OAB treatments, mirabegron and fesoterodine, were removed from Humana Medicare Advantage Prescription Dr...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Abbass IM,Caplan EO,Ng DB,Kristy R,Schermer CR,Bradt P,Collins JM,Chan WM,Suehs BT

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00