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Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2019 - First Report Managed Care

Featured Article

09/18/2019
Jake Frenz, CEO and founder of SmithRx, outlines his health care vision through the prism of his growing start-up, breaking down what is wrong with the traditional way of managing the pharmacy benefit, and explains how he and his company are...
Jake Frenz, CEO and founder of SmithRx, outlines his health care vision through the prism of his growing start-up, breaking down what is wrong with the traditional way of managing the pharmacy benefit, and explains how he and his company are...
Jake Frenz, CEO and founder of...
09/18/2019
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09/18/2019
As health care costs in the United States continue to climb, strategies to shift the direction of health care delivery to ensure better quality at lower cost remain front and center of the health care debate.
As health care costs in the United States continue to climb, strategies to shift the direction of health care delivery to ensure better quality at lower cost remain front and center of the health care debate.
As health care costs in the...
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09/18/2019
Electronic health records have been blamed as a significant source of physician frustration and even burnout. Is it possible for managed care leaders to turn this technology from a burden to a boon?
Electronic health records have been blamed as a significant source of physician frustration and even burnout. Is it possible for managed care leaders to turn this technology from a burden to a boon?
Electronic health records have...
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Department

Formulary Frontlines®
09/18/2019
In addition to physical and emotional impact of MS, the economic burden is considerable, ranking second among all chronic conditions in direct costs behind congestive heart failure.
In addition to physical and emotional impact of MS, the economic burden is considerable, ranking second among all chronic conditions in direct costs behind congestive heart failure.
In addition to physical and...
09/18/2019
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Managed Care Q&A
09/18/2019
Pramod John, PhD, CEO of VIVIO Health, discusses a recent presentation where he spoke about using real-world data to drive better outcomes and lower costs, as well as weighs the benefits of value-based care.
Pramod John, PhD, CEO of VIVIO Health, discusses a recent presentation where he spoke about using real-world data to drive better outcomes and lower costs, as well as weighs the benefits of value-based care.
Pramod John, PhD, CEO of VIVIO...
09/18/2019
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Conference Insider
09/18/2019
Returning this October 2-4 in Dallas, TX is Health Care Quality Congress (HQC) 2019, an official conference by NCQA. This meeting was formerly offered as two regional meetings focused on health plan accreditation and HEDIS and was merged...
Returning this October 2-4 in Dallas, TX is Health Care Quality Congress (HQC) 2019, an official conference by NCQA. This meeting was formerly offered as two regional meetings focused on health plan accreditation and HEDIS and was merged...
Returning this October 2-4 in...
09/18/2019
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Conference Insider
09/18/2019
During a recent session at PCMH Congress 2019, Kathryn E Gibson, MD, FAAFP, medical director of health and wellness at ARUP Laboratories, identified rationale for the alignment of workplace health needs and PCMH principles, described the...
During a recent session at PCMH Congress 2019, Kathryn E Gibson, MD, FAAFP, medical director of health and wellness at ARUP Laboratories, identified rationale for the alignment of workplace health needs and PCMH principles, described the...
During a recent session at PCMH...
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Conference Insider
09/18/2019
Mei Wa Kwong, JD, executive director at Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP), discusses how CCHP, an organization working to advance telehealth policies, improves health outcomes as well as access to quality services, during a session at...
Mei Wa Kwong, JD, executive director at Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP), discusses how CCHP, an organization working to advance telehealth policies, improves health outcomes as well as access to quality services, during a session at...
Mei Wa Kwong, JD, executive...
09/18/2019
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Conference Insider
09/18/2019
Ann Greiner, MCP, president and CEO of Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative, Washington, DC, kicked off the first session of PCMH Congress 2019. Ms Greiner first explained that primary care is being reinvented with PCMH. She said that...
Ann Greiner, MCP, president and CEO of Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative, Washington, DC, kicked off the first session of PCMH Congress 2019. Ms Greiner first explained that primary care is being reinvented with PCMH. She said that...
Ann Greiner, MCP, president and...
09/18/2019
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News Connection
09/18/2019
Random blood tests could be used to predict the development of diabetes and lead to earlier treatment and better outcomes, suggests a study published online in PLoS One.
Random blood tests could be used to predict the development of diabetes and lead to earlier treatment and better outcomes, suggests a study published online in PLoS One.
Random blood tests could be used...
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Insights

Interview
09/18/2019
In a recent podcast, Jim Adams, CIO of AllianceRx Walgreens Prime and Sean Creehan, president of pharmacy business of Inovalon, break down the different uses of technology in the health care sector and highlight how patients can benefit from...
In a recent podcast, Jim Adams, CIO of AllianceRx Walgreens Prime and Sean Creehan, president of pharmacy business of Inovalon, break down the different uses of technology in the health care sector and highlight how patients can benefit from...
In a recent podcast, Jim Adams,...
09/18/2019
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