Value-Based Models: How to Be at the Table, Not on the Menu

Description

Value-based payment models are becoming the norm—and disrupting every area of pharmacy practice. Decision makers in health plans and value-based programs such as accountable care organizations (ACOs) and patient-centered medical homes recognize pharmacists’ value and are seeking to include or contract with them. What are the benefits? What are the risks? Learn from experts how to position yourself for success in any agreement or contract.

Pharmacist Learning Objectives

At the completion of this knowledge-based activity, participants will be able to:

Describe strategies for pharmacist involvement in value-based payment models.
Discuss types of payment in value-based programs.
Describe value-based agreements, including risk-sharing agreements and considerations for entering into these agreements.
Review the economic, clinical, and humanistic components that can comprise the financial justification for pharmacists working in value-based payment models.

Technician Learning Objectives

At the completion of this knowledge-based activity, participants will be able to:

Describe strategies for pharmacist involvement in value-based payment models.
Discuss types of payment in value-based programs.
Describe value-based agreements, including risk-sharing agreements and considerations for entering into these agreements.
Review the economic, clinical, and humanistic components that can comprise the financial justification for pharmacists working in value-based payment models.