AIS Health to hold webinar on SCAN Health Plan-Express Scripts program

Atlantic Information Services, leaders from SCAN and Express Scripts and a consultant with industry experience will explain how they were able to achieve strong results from their joint MA-PBM program during a webinar on Aug. 6.

The joint SCAN Health Plan-Express Scripts demonstration program has shown impressive results in the ares of reducing high-risk medication use and improving compliance with diabetes treatment guidelines. The Quality Network Program discovers which pharmacies perform and respond best to incentives based on patient behaviors and outcomes.

The webinar, “The SCAN/Express Scripts MA Pharmacy Quality Network Program: A Case Study in Improving Outcomes,” will detail how this innovative program is designed and managed and what steps participants can take to achieve similar results of improving both patient outcomes and star ratings.

The webinar will consist of a 60-minute presentation followed by 30 minutes of responses to individual questions. Sharon Jhawar, corporate vice president of pharmacy at SCAN Health Plan; Alexis Levy, a director at HealthScape Advisors; and Rebecca Rabbitt, PharmD, vice president of Medicare solutions at Express Scripts will provide reliable answers to important questions, including:

• How did SCAN and Express Scripts select the pharmacies for the QualityNETWORK Program?
• What were the major concerns the selected pharmacies expressed in hearing about the program? How did SCAN and Express Scripts address these issues?
• What data are Express Scripts sharing with the pharmacies to aid their efforts? What obstacles has it encountered?

Visit www.aishealth.com for more details and registration information.

Express Scripts began in 1986 in St. Louis, Missouri, as a result of a joint venture between a retail chain of more than 79 pharmacies (Medicare Glaser Inc.) and Sanus Corp. Health Systems.