While the growth of ACOs in the US has been brisk and impressive, their performance may be less than expected and calls for a change in the fundamental technology infrastructure. What opportunities does this provide for pharmacies? Read more here. (Source: Dan Leonard, Chain Drug Review, 4/28/14). […]
Tools For Health Care Decision Making – From ISPOR, AMCP, NPC
The Comparative Effectiveness Research Collaborative Initiative is a collective effort among the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP), the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC), and the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) to provide tools for decision makers […]
Have You Heard Of The GRACE Checklist Yet?
Researchers have developed and tested a checklist that aims to evaluate comparative effectiveness research and distinguish real-world studies that are good enough for decision-making about treatments, called the Good ReseArch for Comparative Effectiveness (GRACE) checklist. Find out more here. […]
Rating The Quality Of Observational Studies Of Comparative Effectiveness
Quintiles and the National Pharmaceutical Council have developed and tested the GRACE checklist to evaluate the quality and usefulness of observational research studies. This checklist was published in the March 2014 issue of Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy and is […]
Achieving Quality in ACOs: Are They Ready to Maximize the Value of Pharmaceuticals in Patient Care?
Did you miss this week’s webinar from the National Pharmaceutical Council, on accountable care organizations (ACOs), that explored how ready ACOs are to implement the structures and processes needed to maximize the value of pharmaceuticals? Speakers outlined the activities that ACOs are […]
National Pharmaceutical Council 2013 Year In Review
Since the organization's founding in 1953, NPC's mission has remained the same, but the issues they have chosen to engage in have changed. Take a look back and see what 2013 issues where taken on by NPC, here. (Source: NPC, Dec 2013). […]
Who Is Jeff Huth?
The National Pharmaceutical Council recently announced the election of Boehringer Ingerleim's Jeff Huth as Chairman of the Board. Read here for more on Mr. Huth and other newly elected 2013-14 Board members. (Source: NPC, 2013). […]
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