JANUARY 2018 – Profitability is not the only bottom line affected by a value-based pharmacy (VBP) payment system. Patient care can also be impacted—and for the better, according to U.S. panelists at the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy’s Pharmacy Forum event in November 2017. The U.S. pharmacists shared their experiences with VBP—also referred to as value-based […]
JANUARY 2018 – When Green Shield Canada (GSC) launched its Value-Based Pharmacy (VBP) program in October 2017, it also launched a lively debate with pharmacy associations and pharmacies. Why did it launch such a program? Will it eventually lead to lower reimbursement levels for pharmacies? What metrics are used to measure the quality of pharmacists’ […]
JANUARY 2018 – Costs pressures, new technologies and changing consumer expectations are shaping the delivery of health care in Canada, and proof of value is increasingly the touchstone for decision-making, summarized Catherine Hunter, Partner at PwC Canada and leader of its Health Services Consulting Practice, at the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy’s Pharmacy Forum in November […]
JANUARY 2018 — Pharmacy has done a commendable job in using clinical practice research to demonstrate the value of what pharmacists do in the healthcare system. But the data can only go so far in showing pharmacists’ worth day to day in contributing to better patient outcomes. That was the message relayed by speaker Dr. […]
January 2018 — A panel of Canadian pharmacy stakeholders weighed in on the inevitable changes that will affect the profession as pharmacy transitions to a more value-based model of care. Speaking at the 2017 Pharmacy Forum hosted by the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy, the panelists agreed on some key objectives: putting patients at the centre of […]