ArticleJournal of managed care & specialty pharmacy2015
Role of pharmacy services in accountable care organizations.
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- Comparison of measures of medication adherence from pharmacy dispensing and insurer claims data.Health services research · 2022Article
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- Optimizing the Role of Community Pharmacists in Managing the Health of Populations: Barriers, Facilitators, and Policy Recommendations.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2019Article
- Health Information Technology and Accountable Care Organizations: A Systematic Review and Future Directions.EGEMS (Washington, DC) · 2019Review
- Pharmacist Involvement in Population Health Management for a Pediatric Managed Medicaid Accountable Care Organization.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
- Care Transformation Strategies and Approaches of Accountable Care Organizations.Medical care research and review : MCRR · 2019Article
- Quality of Care Improves for Patients with Diabetes in Medicare Shared Savings Accountable Care Organizations: Organizational Characteristics Associated with Performance.Population health management · 2018Article
- Clinical and Economic Benefits of Pharmacist Involvement in a Community Hospital-Affiliated Patient-Centered Medical Home.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2018Observational
- Optimization of Medication Use at Accountable Care Organizations.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2017Article
- Estimating Generic Drug Use with Electronic Health Records Data from a Health Care Delivery System: Implications for Quality Improvement and Research.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2016Article
- Pharmacy Information Systems in Teaching Hospitals: A Multi-dimensional Evaluation Study.Healthcare informatics research · 2016Article
- "Clearly they are in the circle of care, but . . .": A qualitative study exploring perceptions of personal health information sharing with community pharmacists in an integrated care model.Canadian pharmacists journal : CPJ = Revue des pharmaciens du Canada : RPCArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe accountable care organization (ACO) model being adopted across the United States aims to improve patient care and reduce costs. Little is known about whether commercial ACO contracts include accountability for prescription drug spending or how ACOs are engaging outpatient pharmacies and managing prescription drug use.
objectiveTo explore how ACOs are addressing drug spending and pharmacy services-a potentially important determinant of quality and total spending.
methodsWe used data from 2 waves of the National Survey of Accountable Care Organizations (N = 270), a survey completed by ACOs that were established prior to July 2013. ACO executives were asked about ACO engagement of pharmacy services, pharmacy-related health information technology capabilities, and ACO accountability for prescription drug spending.
resultsAmong ACOs with commercial contracts, 77% reported being held responsible for prescription spending by their largest contract. Considering all ACOs (Medicare, Medicaid, and/or commercial contracts), 45% reported at least 1 contract included prescription drug spending responsibility. Nearly half of ACOs reported a formal relationship with a pharmacy; 26% included a pharmacy within the ACO; and 19% had contracted pharmacy services. On average, compared with those that do not, ACOs that engage pharmacies have a broader range of services and provider types, commercial and public contracts, and greater experience with payment reform.
conclusionsManagement of pharmacy services and prescription spending will likely influence commercial ACO contract success. Given the broad potential impact of prescription use on overall spending and quality, payers might encourage integration of pharmacy services in ACOs through prescribing quality and prescription spending performance measures.
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