CalOPTIMA Selects Pharmaceutical Care Network; County Organized Health System Impressed With PCN's System Capabilities.SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 1998--CalOPTIMA, a County Organized Health System delivering managed prescription drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, benefits to over 210,000 eligible Medi-Cal beneficiaries in Orange County, California Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. Its county seat is Santa Ana. According to the 2000 Census, its population was 2,846,289, making it the second most populous county in the state of California, and the fifth most populous in the United States. , chose Pharmaceutical Care Network as its new pharmacy benefit management A Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) is a third party administrator of prescription drug programs. They are primarily responsible for processing and paying prescription drug claims. company, it was announced recently. Pharmaceutical Care Network (PCN 1. PCN - Program Composition Notation. 2. (communications) PCN - Personal Communication Network. ), a pharmacy benefit and information management company based in Sacramento, CA emphasizes health care data management and analysis, which reduces total medical costs while enhancing patient care. PCN will begin administering the CalOPTIMA program on October 1st of this year. "After conducting a thorough procurement process, it was clear that PCN's experience, systems capabilities and MedIntelligence product lines gave CalOPTIMA exactly what we were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ," noted Dan Fisher, CalOPTIMA's Director of Pharmacy. "With the diverse needs of our patients across different lines of aid categories, it was imperative that the systems vendor be flexible enough to handle the many administrative obstacles that such a contract can entail," added Fisher. The MedIntelligence Analytical Guide, a Microsoft Windows-based data mining tool, will provide CalOPTIMA with a decision support tool to translate raw healthcare data into information needed to make clinically appropriate decisions. This information can be used to ensure that healthcare dollars are allocated in a cost-effective way. The MedIntelligence Case Management Support Services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services will assist CalOPTIMA in identifying high-risk patients in order to manage disease states and improve drug therapy trends. With the addition of CalOPTIMA, PCN provides information and pharmacy program management services for over 590,000 Medicaid beneficiaries in the Western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century and over 1.5 million lives nationwide. Based in Sacramento, California “Sacramento” redirects here. For other uses, see Sacramento (disambiguation). Sacramento is the capital of the State of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. , PCN is a full service pharmacy benefit management and healthcare information management company providing services to self-funded employer groups, Health & Welfare Trust Funds, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, Third Party Administrators, HMOs and other Managed Care Organizations. For more information about PCN and MedIntelligence, contact us at (800) 777-9216 or visit our web site at www.medintelligence.com.
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