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Why Use a Hospice Pharmacy Benefits Manager?
Are you still contracting with multiple pharmacies, handling all your own reporting, trying to stay on top of the latest medical practices and stay compliant while keeping costs down and providing the best patient care possible? Using a pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) for hospice pharmacy needs is a better way. But remember: not all PBMs are the same. Here's what you can expect when you use Outcome Resources for your Pharmacy Benefits Management needs:
Benefits for Your Hospice
- Discounted Rate -- Realize substantial cost savings for the medicines you use.
- Streamlined Administration -- Patients admitted quickly.
- Flexible Plans -- Customized for your needs including formularies, protocols and system controls. Use your current formulary or we can help build one.
- Clinical Services Support -- Palliative care experts available for individual consulting. Unlimited consultations with a direct line to pharmacists for palliative symptom management, new medications and research.
- Expert Resources -- Dedicated, personal account manager provides knowledgeable customer service and personal attention -- no call centers.
- 24/7 Access -- A pharmacist and account manager are always available.
- Educational Resources -- Clinical education resources and support, including accredited courses.
- Detailed Drug Interaction Alerts -- Prepared for each patient and updated daily as medication orders change.
- One Invoice -- Complete with NDC codes -- Regardless of the number or types of pharmacies used. Consolidated by patient.
- Detailed Reports -- Customized with key drug-usage information, like claim costs and drug totals.
- Support Local Economy -- Using local pharmacies supports the community that supports your facility.
- Skilled Nursing Facilities -- Contracts with institutional pharmacies provide lower cost structure.
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Owned and Operated by Pharmacists -- Decades of hospice and palliative care experience at your service.
- The Clinician -- Quarterly clinical newsletter.
Benefits for Your Patients
- Reduced Drug Costs -- Average per patient, per day cost of $6.29.
- Choice of Pharmacies -- Patients can continue to use local pharmacies to purchase hospice and non-hospice medicines. Mail-order and closed-door also available.
- Efficient Administration -- Online adjudication and streamlined administration at the time of dispensing means fewer delays and reduced chance of errors.
- Expert Clinical Support -- Pharmacists experienced with palliative care for geriatric, pediatric and veteran end-of-life patients available anytime for consultations.
Benefits for Your Local Pharmacy
- Easy Authorization -- Claims adjudication is completed online so the process is fast and accurate.
- Streamlined Billing -- Relieves the pharmacy of the clerical burden of invoicing.
- Help Desk -- Direct access to Outcome Resources for quick assistance any time.
- Ease of Use -- Customized formulary and prior-authorization strategies managed the same way as customers with insurance.
Customized Formulary Plans for Easy Administration 
