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URAC Calls for Public Comment on Revisions to its Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) and Drug Therapy Management (DTM), Version 2.0 Standards and NEW Performance Measures, and PHARM Core, Version 3.0 Standards
Date:2/12/2009

"URAC's Pharmacy Accreditation Advisory Group met several times to review and revise the PBM and DTM standards for this revision. Our objective was to enhance an already robust set of quality standards and remain in step with changes in the pharmacy sector and the new directions health care is taking. The end result was the addition of several new standards for PBM and DTM accreditation plus the inclusion of new pharmacy performance measures which will ultimately provide a means of evaluating pharmacy performance with data from PBM and DTM processes and outcomes," says John Jones, RPh, JD, senior vice president of professional practice and pharmacy policy at Prescription Solutions and chairman of URAC's Pharmacy Accreditation Advisory Group.

Important in this revision cycle is the inclusion of first-ever performance measures for pharmacy benefit management related to accreditation and new standards that address the dynamic changes in health care communication and coordination. URAC continues to enhance its programs following the principles promoted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services "Four Cornerstones" for health care improvement and value-based purchasing concepts.

Draft standards for the pharmacy accreditation programs and measures are available for review and public comment at www.urac.org/publiccomment/. URAC will only accept comments made through this online comment form. After the public comment period ends, URAC will review and make any necessary changes to the standards. Final draft standards are expected to be reviewed by URAC's Board of Directors in July, 2009.

About URAC

URAC, an independent, nonprofit organization, is well known as a leader in promoting health care quality through its accreditation and education programs. URAC offers a wide range of quality benchmarking programs and service
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