Managed care settings

Felkey BG. 1997. Implementing a clinical information system in a managed care setting Building the clinical workstation Software for the health-system pharmacist. Am J Health-Syst Pharm 52 1505. 

Godley P, Pham H, RohackJ, et al. 2001. Opportunities for improving the quality of hypertension care in a managed care setting. Am J Health-Syst Pharm 58 1728. 

Arundell E, Cistarnas M, Heaton A, Kunz K. Economic Implications of self-treatment of heartbum/nonulcer dyspepsia with non-prescription famotidine in a managed care setting. /. Manage. Care Pharm. 1996 2(3) 263-272. 

Feldkamp C, Carey J. An algorithmic approach to thyroid function testing in a managed care setting ... 

Despite MCO concerns over patient costs and liability issues, the number of research studies is steadily increasing in the managed care setting. Many investigators believe that the managed care setting is ideal for conducting clinical research, because care is standardized and easier to control, potential study patients can be easily identified... 

Redman, R.L. Mays, D.A. Drug information services in the managed care setting. Drug Benefit Trends 1997, 9... 

There are certain skills that clinical and dispensing positions have in the managed care setting. These include drag information knowledge, communication and mediation skills, assertiveness, and the ability to work in teams. 

References to published materials documenting the benefit of pharmacists in managed care settings include the following ... 

Sias JJ, Cook S, Wolfe T, et al. An employee influenza immunization initiative in a large university managed care setting. J Manage Care Pharm 2001 7 219-223. 

One of the largest costs associated with OA is hospitalization for joint replacement or treatment of NSAID-related complications, particularly serious GI adverse events. To provide perspective on patient care costs for GI complications of NSAIDs, a 1997 report on more than 10,000 OA patients followed in a managed-care setting showed that the mean annual cost of care per patient was 543, with hospital costs accounting for 46%, medications 32%, and ambulatory care 22% 100 Consequently, intense focus has emerged on the cost benefit ratio of medications to prevent ulcer complications, and the use of coxibs, which cause fewer ulcer complications. 

Lanes SF, Lanza LL, Radensky PW, et al. Resource utilization and cost of care for rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis in a managed care setting The importance of drug and surgery costs. Arthritis Rheum 1997 40 1475-1481. 

Jacobsen SJ, Ackerson BK, Sy LS, Tran TN, Jones TL, Yao JF, Xie F, Craig Cheetham T, Saddier P. Observational safety study of febrile convulsion following first dose MMRV vaccination in a managed care setting. Vaccine 2009 27 4656-61. 

Influenza vaccination of persons 65 years of age and older can save money and improve health (98,99). Influenza vaccination has been shown to be cost saving for healthy working adults (96) and can reduce direct costs and be cost saving in high-risk elderly populations in managed care settings (91,100). 

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