Leveraging lessons from employee prescription benefit plans to develop strategies for access in national player markets

November 9, 2021

The purpose of this webinar is to leverage lessons from employee prescription benefit plans to develop strategies for access in national payer markets.

Target Audience

  • Pharmacists

Learning Objectives

  1. Outline key strategies and tactics that have been critical in the success of pharmacies to help drive down costs in employee prescription benefit plans
  2. Describe the market challenges faced by hospitals and health-systems from regional and national payers in gaining access to networks to allow retention of prescriptions
  3. Discuss insights on how hospitals and health-systems can develop business operations and financial modeling to obtain access or remain competitive in payer networks
     

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
Course opens: 
11/09/2021
Course expires: 
12/26/2021
Event starts: 
11/09/2021 - 10:00am CST
Event ends: 
11/09/2021 - 11:00am CST
Add to calendar: 
Live via webinar
United States
Relevant financial relationships: Planning committee members and presenters have nothing to disclose.
 
Planning committee members
 
Sybil Thomas, PharmD, MBA
Senior Director, Pharmacy
Vizient, Inc.
 
Priyesh Patel, PharmD, MBA
Vice President & General Manager
Vizient, Inc.
 
Course reviewer
 
Sybil Thomas, PharmD, MBA
Senior Director, Pharmacy
Vizient, Inc.
 
Presenters
 
Samaneh T. Wilkinson, MS, PharmD
Pharmacy Director – Ambulatory Pharmacy Services
The University of Kansas Health System
 
Dale Drizd, PharmD, RPH
Chief Operating Officer
Froedtert Health Pharmacy Solutions
 
Shelly West, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP
Vice President, Pharmacy Services
UC Health
Joint Accreditation Statement:
 
In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
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Designation Statement:
 
PHARMACY
Vizient, Inc. designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 ACPE credit hours.
Universal Activity Number: JA0006103-0000-21-200-L01-P

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
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