HealthCare partners overhauls its injectable drug management program

With pharmacy costs rising nationally 8% to 15% annually and the cost of injectables rising at an even higher 15% to 25% clip, HealthCare Partners is looking for ways to improve its injectables authorization process, develop a more effective evaluation method for its therapeutic guidelines, and bett...

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Published inCapitation management report Vol. 11; no. 4; p. 46
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.2004
Subjects
California
Cost Control
Drug Costs - trends
Group Practice - organization & administration
Injections
California
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Summary:With pharmacy costs rising nationally 8% to 15% annually and the cost of injectables rising at an even higher 15% to 25% clip, HealthCare Partners is looking for ways to improve its injectables authorization process, develop a more effective evaluation method for its therapeutic guidelines, and better integrate its utilization management information system with billing.
ISSN:1083-7183