6^th World Pharmacists & Clinical Pharmacy Annual Congress

Managed Care Pharmacy

A pharmacist working in a managed care environment is intimately involved in the care and course of pharmaceutical treatment and plays a vital role in contributing to positive patient outcomes.  The areas of opportunities for pharmacists to coordinate patient care include but are not limited to data integration, communication management with physicians and patient outcomes research efforts, drug utilization review, disease management, academic detailing, cost analysis programs, and pharmacy benefit design.  In addition, pharmacists are able to qualify and quantify the results of different therapies and programs, and therefore add value to the health care team. BCC estimates the total market for the clinical healthcare IT technologies covered in this report at more than $6.3 billion in 2010.  The market is projected to grow to approximately $7.4 billion in 2011 and nearly $17.5 billion in 2016, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.7% over the next 5 years.