With two methods to distribute formulary alternatives, payers can increase patient satisfaction and lower costs by including credible alternatives in data used in physician prescribing. Payers are missing opportunities to better inform patients and providers and this article delves into the opportunities to improve drug alternative information as a method to lower patient and payer drug costs.
Physician Perspectives of Real Time Benefit Tools: The right information at the wrong time?
The Missing Gap to Drug Savings: Physician Understanding of Formulary and Benefit Information within EHRs
Achieving Pharmacy Benefit Savings Today Before Real-Time Tools Arrive
Employers and health plans are missing significant prescription savings opportunities available today through improved formulary and benefit data. Enhancing patient benefit data leads to better information at the point of prescribing, improves drug cost management, and creates savings now for both payers and patients.