PBMI Drug Management Conference Tackles Industry's Toughest Issues.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2003 The 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. Institute (PBMI PBMI Pala Band of Mission Indians (California) ) is tackling the industry's toughest issues at its ninth annual independent conference on 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, utilization management to be held April 28-30, 2004, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Conference sessions will address the Medicare drug benefit, drug reimportation re·im·port tr.v. re·im·port·ed, re·im·port·ing, re·im·ports To bring back into a country (goods made from its exported raw materials). re·im from Canada, consumer-directed plan designs, and the growing specter of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM PBM - play by mail. See play by electronic mail. ) regulation. "The purpose of our three-day conference is to discuss the most timely and challenging issues facing the industry professionals who are responsible for providing drug benefits to employees, retirees and union groups," said Michael H. Deskin, PBMI president. "We are pleased to have nationally recognized faculty members presenting new research findings, case studies, and ready-to-implement strategies to manage drug utilization and curb the rising costs of prescription drugs." Continuing Education Credit for Pharmacy, Human Resources Professionals The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy The University of Arizona, College of Pharmacy is a public pharmacy school located in Tucson, Arizona. The College of Pharmacy is located on the main University of Arizona campus. The school was established in 1947 and offers a 4 year Pharm. D. program. , accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education, will award 14.7 contact hours of continuing education credit to conference attendees participating in PBMI's conference. The WorldatWork will grant 2.0 certification maintenance credits for compensation and benefits professionals. Conference Agenda Available Online For a complete agenda and to register for the conference, logon to http://www.pbmi.com/conf2003.asp. Industry experts from many organizations will speak at the PBMI Conference including AdvancePCS; Advanced Pharmacy Concepts; Aetna, B. Wellness Consulting; BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota; Buck Consultants; City of Springfield, Mass.; Express Scripts; Heritage Information Systems; Independent Pharmaceutical Consultants; Ingenix; McDermott, Will & Emery; National Council for Prescription Drug Programs Overview The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) is a not-for-profit, Standards Development Organization (SDO) that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). NCPDP is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. ; Passport Medical; Pharmaceutical Strategies Group; Prime Therapeutics; The Phoenix Law Group; Prescription Solutions; RxHub; the states of Maine, Missouri and Ohio; and The Segal Co. PBMI Educates Industry Privately held, PBMI is an independent industry resource that provides research-based education to help industry professionals design and manage pharmacy benefit programs. Conference sponsorships are still available. For more information, visit PBMI at www.pbmi.com or call 480-730-0814.
For media copy of conference agenda, contact:
Dana H. Felthouse, 480-391-0773
602-750-5720 (cell)
E-mail: dfelthouse@pbmi.com
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