Evaluating a Stone of Hope: ICER's 2019 Review of Treatments for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Three pharmacist-specific Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes exist to facilitate medication therapy management (MTM) reimbursement (codes 99605, 99606, and 99607). However, no studies have used CPT codes in administrative claims databases to identify subjects who have received MTM services. OBJECTIV...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Axon DR,Chinthammit C,Tate J,Taylor AM,Leal S,Pickering M,Black H,Warholak T,Campbell PJ

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Adjuvant trastuzumab treatment is administered to early stage breast cancer patients in physician office (POV) or hospital outpatient (HOP) settings. OBJECTIVE:To identify treatment patterns, utilization, and costs by site of care (POV vs. HOP) of patients with adjuvant treatment of breast cancer with trast...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Parthan A,Santos E,Becker L,Small A,Lalla D,Brammer M,Teitelbaum A

更新日期：2014-05-01 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

authors：

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improving medication adherence has been identified as a crucial step towards improving health outcomes for patients with chronic disease and has provided the motivation for many changes in our health care system. Despite the volume of research done on this topic, however, we still lack important basic information abou...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Seabury SA,Gupta CN,Philipson TJ,Henkhaus LE,PhRMA Medication Adherence Advisory Council.

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: Measuring patient perspectives of the quality of health care delivery is an essential component of building a patient-centered model of care, which has garnered increasing emphasis under value-based payment models. Although measurements of patient perspectives of physician practices are common, few validat...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Carpenter DM,Roberts CA,Farley JF

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persistence with multiple daily insulin injections (MDI) may be challenging for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). However, limited information is available regarding the effect of persistence with MDI on outcomes. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate persistence with basal and bolus insulin therapy and assess its rela...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Edelman SV,Ermakova A,Xiong Y,Sieradzan R,Taylor SD

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral pharmacological treatment for overactive bladder (OAB) consists of antimuscarinics and the beta-3 adrenergic agonist mirabegron. Antimuscarinic adverse events (AEs) such as dry mouth, constipation, and blurry vision can result in frequent treatment discontinuation rates, leaving part of the OAB populati...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Perk S,Wielage RC,Campbell NL,Klein TM,Perkins A,Posta LM,Yuran T,Klein RW,Ng DB

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent evidence has demonstrated that, over 12 months, pharmacy costs associated with switching nonadherent recently relapsed patients from oral atypical antipsychotics (OAAs) to once-monthly paliperidone palmitate (PP1M) were offset by reduced relapse rates and schizophrenia-related health care costs. In ad...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： El Khoury AC,Pilon D,Morrison L,Shak N,Llaneza A,Kim E,Lefebvre P

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research describing patient experience and outcomes with extended half-life recombinant factor VIII (EHL rFVIII) outside of clinical trials is limited. Real-world rFVIII consumption studies, when people with hemophilia A (PWHA) switch from standard half-life (SHL) to EHL rFVIII, may help payers and clinician...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Aledort L,Milligan S,Watt M,Booth J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate estimates of the effects of cost sharing on adherence to medications prescribed for use together, also called concurrent adherence, are important for researchers, payers, and policymakers who want to reduce barriers to adherence for chronic condition patients prescribed multiple medications concurre...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Sacks NC,Burgess JF,Cabral HJ,McDonnell ME,Pizer SD

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：DISCLOSURES:No funding was involved in the writing of this letter. Outside of the submitted work, Hiligsmann has received research grants through institution from Amgen, Radius Health, UCB, and Teva/Theramex. Reginster has received research grants and/or consulting fees from Servier, Novartis, Negma, Lilly, Wyeth, Amge...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Hiligsmann M,Reginster JY,Silverman S

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are a mainstay of treatment for patients suffering from chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Testing for various mutations in the BCR-ABL gene may help predict lack of response to specific TKIs where resistance has developed. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the emergence of BCR-ABL kinase...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Ursan ID,Jiang R,Pickard EM,Lee TA,Ng D,Pickard AS

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current evidence of the effects of pharmacy services on asthma outcomes are not conclusive, since most pharmacy services comprise a variety of interventions. OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of a service containing self-management support delivered by community pharmacists to patients with asthma. METHODS:A ...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Dokbua S,Dilokthornsakul P,Chaiyakunapruk N,Saini B,Krass I,Dhippayom T

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The introduction of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) drugs to ophthalmology has revolutionized the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). Despite this significant progress, gaps and challenges persist in the diagnosis of nAMD, initiation of treatment, and managem...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Wykoff CC,Clark WL,Nielsen JS,Brill JV,Greene LS,Heggen CL

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medication reconciliation is considered to be an important strategy for increasing the safety of medication use. However, few studies have been carried out showing the effect of a medication reconciliation program on the incidence of reconciliation errors (REs) in oncological patients treated in the outpatie...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Vega TG,Sierra-Sánchez JF,Martínez-Bautista MJ,García-Martín F,Suárez-Carrascosa F,Baena-Cañada JM

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Section 3002 of the 21st Century Cures Act, which was signed into law in December 2016, requires the FDA to develop one or more sets of new guidances regarding the collection of patient experience data. To explore how patient-reported outcomes (PROs) can support value-based care and discuss challenges to using PROs mo...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors：

更新日期：2019-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Costs associated with biologic switching and discontinuation can be high in chronic inflammatory diseases. Inappropriate use of medications may have cost implications for both payers and patients. Understanding of biologic utilization and switching rates is lacking among patients with ankylosing spondylitis ...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Yi E,Dai D,Piao OW,Zheng JZ,Park Y

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, there have been a number of pharmacological innovations for Crohn's disease (CD), a difficult-to-treat condition, including new treatment philosophies (e.g., top-down therapy) and new therapeutic options in terms of the agent and the route of administration. Three anti-tumor necrosis factor ...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Liu J,Sylwestrzak G,Ruggieri AP,DeVries A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The federal 340B Drug Discount Program provides access to significant drug price discounts for health care organizations in the United States that serve a disproportional share of disadvantaged patients. OBJECTIVE:To analyze trends over a 10-year period (2006~2016) in the price of specialty drugs, contrasti...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Lee CH,Chang J,McCombs J

更新日期：2019-02-01 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:The accountable care organization (ACO) is an innovative health care delivery model centered on value-based care. ACOs consisting of primary care providers are increasingly becoming commonplace in practice; however, medication management remains suboptimal. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:As experts in medication manag...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Joseph T,Hale GM,Eltaki SM,Prados Y,Jones R,Seamon MJ,Moreau C,Gernant SA

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common condition that can be treated with a number of different therapies. Treatments such as intranasal antihistamines (INAs) and intranasal steroids (INSs) are widely used by AR patients. For some allergy sufferers, a combination of therapies, specifically an INA and an INS, is ...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Harrow B,Sedaghat AR,Caldwell-Tarr A,Dufour R

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since multiple myeloma (MM) incurs a substantial economic burden in care management, more and more discussion has been generated in recent years about the costs of novel antimyeloma drugs and their associated value. Because of these costs, economic assessment that quantifies value of care over the long-term ...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Chen Y,Lairson DR,Chan W,Huo J,Du XL

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：DISCLOSURES:No funding was required for this project. The authors are or have been members of the Format Executive Committee. ...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Watkins JB,Sullivan SD,Sampsel E,Fullerton DSP,Graff JS,Fry RN,Lee J,Tam IM,Avey SG

更新日期：2020-06-01 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: 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: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:The implementation of Medicare Part D provided insurance coverage for outpatient medications, but when persons reach the "gap," they have very limited or no medication insurance coverage until they reach a second threshold for catastrophic coverage. In addition, some patients have a low-income subsidy (LIS),...

journal_title：Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

authors： Park H,Rascati KL,Lawson KA,Barner JC,Richards KM,Malone DC

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00