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Industry Leaders Discuss Challenges At Broadspires First Pharmacy Summit

06 Apr, 2012 WorkersCompensation.com

                               

Medications and drugs continue to play an increasingly important role in the overall of medical costs in workers compensation claims. In addition to the increases in costs, the potential claim risks have also increased surrounding the growing use of narcotics in the treatment of pain. These issues impact all involved parties in the claim administration process – from injured worker, to employer, to carrier or payer. How to manage these issues has now become a critical issue.

 

 

 

 

 

On March 22, 2102, Broadspire, a Crawford Company and leading third party administrator (TPA) and medical management services provider, brought together representatives from a number of key industry organizations to discuss the challenges in prescription drug management for workers compensation claims during its first pharmacy summit.

 

 

 

 

The intention of the summit was to focus on global industry issues, trends and developments in the future. In bringing together resources from all aspects of the pharmacy management process, the group was able to have an all encompassing discussion of the issue, and examine the challenges from all perspectives and vantage points. Throughout the day, the group discussed the common threads that tie together claimant, payer, employer and carrier interests. The group also shared ideas that could be put into practice to improve outcomes for everyone concerned. .[WCx]

 

 

 

 

 

More than 50 brokers, practice leaders, clinicians and others from major insurers, insurance brokerage firms and pharmacy benefit management (PBM) organizations attended the summit, which was held at Broadspire's Sunrise, Fla., medical management headquarters. The panels were divided into four key areas of focus

 

 

 

1.    Pharmacy program design

 

2.    Opioids and controlled substances

 

3.    Physician dispensing

 

4.    Key legislative updates.

 

 

 

 

The first session focusedon the overall design of an effective pharmacy program. Panelists in the discussion included Eileen Ramallo, Executive Vice President of Healthcare Solutions; Lori Daugherty, President of PMSI/Tmesys; Atermis Emslie, President of MyMatrixx; and Kathy Tiemeier, Clinical Program Manager of Express Scripts.

 

 

 

 

 

Candy Raphan, RN, BSN, ARNP, MAOM Candy joined Broadspire in 1989.  For over 20 years, she has held various management roles within the Broadspire organization in a variety of functional areas, including Occupational and Non-occupational Disability Management, Utilization Management, Medical Bill Review, Quality, and Medical Management Strategic Outcomes.  In her current role as Director of Medical Services, Candy is a Practice Leader for Broadspire's Comprehensive Pain Management Solution and responsible for the clinical components of the pharmacy program, medical analytics, reporting and other clinical program development.

 

In addition to her experience at Broadspire, Candy brings a varied background of clinical, managed care and health industry related experience.  She is certified advanced registered nurse practitioner with a specialty in family practice, Candy holds a bachelor's degree and advanced practice certificates in nursing from the University of Miami and a master's degree in organizational management from the University of Phoenix.  Candy is also a member of the National Association of Professional Women and the American College of Healthcare Executives.

 

 

 

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