AHQA
2005 Fall Meeting
Save
the Date
November 17-18, 2005
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Arlington, Virginia
Contact: Amanda
Scott
Phone: (202) 331-5790 ext. 1567
Email: ascott@ahqa.org Quality
Measurement and Improvement in the New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit The
new Medicare prescription drug benefit goes into effect January 1,
2006. Congress created quality measurement and improvement mechanisms
for the new benefit, including measurement and public reporting of
drug plan performance, medication therapy management (MTM), and Quality
Improvement Organization (QIO) programs. Measuring and improving the
quality of drug therapy for patients is now a critical challenge for
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, drug plans, physicians
and pharmacists. This one-of-a-kind forum will bring together diverse
stakeholders to discuss how quality should be measured under the new
Medicare prescription drug benefit, share real-world stories of what
works (and doesn’t
work) at an operational level, and identify models of good practice
that can be measured and replicated. This
meeting will explore:
- Medication
therapy management (MTM) programs plans will implement to satisfy MMA
requirements
- Model interventions
in which QIOs may provide drug plans with Medicare hospital, physician
office, lab and drug therapy data
- Using e-prescribing
and health information technology as tools to improve the delivery
of the Medicare prescription drug benefit
- The effect
of measurement and public reporting on Medicare drug plans
- Models
for financial rewards for high performing drug plans
Who
should Attend:
- Part
D plan sponsors (PDPs and MA-PDs)
- Practitioners,
including physicians, pharmacists, and nurses
- Providers
including pharmacies, home health agencies, nursing homes, and
hospitals
- Quality
Improvement Organizations (QIOs)
- Pharmaceutical
manufacturers
- Pharmacy
benefit managers
- Health
information technology designers and marketers
- Public
and private payers
- Disease
management organizations
- Government
agencies involved in health care quality
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