APFM Section 2 Module 5: Special Considerations and Hot Topics

Module Description

Managed care is an ever-evolving landscape with new ideas, products, and innovations. This module will review various special considerations and hot topics that many formulary management pharmacists will encounter. It includes topics such as various FDA accelerated approval pathways, biosimilars, digital therapeutics, and high-investment therapies and their implications on formulary management. It will also review health disparities and how patient perspectives may be incorporated into decision-making. Lastly, this module will summarize value-based care modules and their impact on outcomes-based reimbursement and population health management.

 

Target Audience

Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Managed Care Professionals

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Define different FDA accelerated approval pathways and their implications on formulary management.
  • Discuss considerations for incorporating biosimilars, digital therapeutics, and high-investment therapies into a formulary.
  • Recognize health disparities and their influence on healthcare access and affordability.
  • Identify methods for collecting and integrating patient feedback into formulary management practices.
  • Summarize value-based care models and its impact on outcomes-based reimbursement and population health management.

 

Course summary
Course opens: 
11/01/2024
Course expires: 
12/31/2027
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
Advanced Principles of Formulary Management

Faculty:

Spenser Smith, PharmD
Senior Clinical Pharmacist
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina

Financial Relationship Disclosures:

Faculty/Reviewer/PlannerReported Relevant Financial Relationships
Spenser Smith, PharmD
Faculty		None
  • AMCP Staff have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
  • If applicable, relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and documented.
  • Content has undergone a peer review to ensure content validity.

Accreditation:

ACPE UAN:0233-0000-23-026-H04-P • Activity Type: Knowledge-Based
Contact Hours: 0.75
Release Date: August 04, 2023 •  Expiration Date: July 31, 2026

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  • Successfully complete the post-test (required to pass with a score of 70% or higher, it may be taken a maximum of three times).
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Price

Cost:
$0.00
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