Prior Authorization and Utilization Management Concepts in Managed Care Pharmacy
Prior Authorization and Utilization Management Concepts in Managed Care Pharmacy
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DOI:
10.18553/jmcp.2019.19069
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发表时间:
2019-06-01
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Wilkins, Tricia Lee
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作者:
Ridderhoff, Kevin;Schuster, Ann M.;Wilkins, Tricia Lee
Formularies that include prior authorization and utilization management are widely used by managed care organizations (MCOs), including health plans and pharmacy benefit management companies. Utilization management criteria are essential to optimizing patient outcomes and reducing waste, error, unnecessary drug use, and cost. The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Professional Practice Committee has developed the following 9 specific concepts for effective prior authorization practices by MCOs: (1) patient safety and appropriate medication use, (2) clinical decision making, (3) evidence-based review criteria, (4) automated decision support, (5) transparency and advanced notice, (6) emergency access, (7) provider collaboration, (8) need for timeliness and avoiding disruptions in therapy, and (9) cost-effectiveness and value. AMCP supports these concepts to allow for further collaboration between prescribers and payers in order to ensure that patients receive appropriate and timely access to drugs, devices, and other therapeutic agents. Copyright (C) 2019, Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy. All rights reserved.