MANASQUAN, NJ, March 14, 2005 – “E-Prescribing is at the top of the list of e-health applications that will see the greatest growth in the months ahead, according to executives participating in a survey conducted by the Managed Care Information Center (MCIC). To examine the impact of e-prescribing, the MCIC has scheduled a new tele-conference “Managed Care Formulary and Pharmaceutical Benefit Management Under E-Prescribing,” Thursday, March 24 at 1:30 p.m.
“E-Prescribing makes formularies automatically and electronically accessible, and therefor considerably more enforceable, at the point of prescriptions,” according to Dr. Martin B. Silverstein, co-author of the Boston Consulting Group report “Vital Signs: E-Health in the United States.”
In addition, guidelines has recently been adopted by the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates to help physicians safely and securely prescribe medications to patients over the Internet.
“Managed Care Formulary and Pharmaceutical Benefit Management Under E-Prescribing,” a 90-minute live audio conference, will explore the impact of e-prescribing PBMs and managed care formularies.
Speaker panelists Amanda Daniels, Director of Strategic Initiatives, National Medical Health Card Systems; Dr. Peter N. Kaufman, CMO, DrFirst Inc.; and Anthony J Schueth, Managing Partner, Point-of-Care Partners, LLC, will cover the following topics:
- Overview of e-prescribing, drivers and trends.
- Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act.
- Formularies and formulary standards.
- Value of formulary to payors and patients (informed choice).
- Value of informed choice at the point of prescribing.
- Prescriber prospective.
- “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
Professionals that will be impacted by new trends in e-health applications and e-prescribing will benefit from the audio conference, including: health plan and provider executives; pharmaceutical and disease management companies; PBMs; hospital pharmaceutical managers; medical directors; consultants; physician practice management company executives; PHO and IPA leadership; CEOs; and ancillary products managers.
How To Register
To register for “Managed Care Formulary and Pharmaceutical Benefits Management Under E-Prescribing,” visit www.healthresourcesonline.com/edu/frx35.htm, call (800) 516-4343 or e-mail orders@healthresourcesonline.com.
Registration fee covers one telephone hook-up, but participants are encouraged to include as many individuals as they wish at no additional charge.
Cost of the conference is $227 per site for those who register on or before March 18 and $277 after early bird deadline. A CD-ROM will also be available for those who are unable to participate in the live conference.
For other pricing options and further details, visit www.healthresourcesonline.com/edu/frx35.htm
Address: The Managed Care Information Center, 1913 Atlantic Ave., Suite F4, Manasquan, NJ 08736; (732) 292-1100, www.themcic.com.
