AMCP Publications

AMCP's Quality Task Force was tasked with developing a simple, focused, high-level guide to assist Academy members to initiate a quality measurement program within their organization.

The AMCP Format for Formulary Submissions is a set of guidelines, a template that drug companies can use to prepare submissions of new and existing pharmaceuticals for a health system's Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee.

An overview of health information technology landscape.

The growth of plan design, administration and payment by third-party entities, coupled with increases in the total costs of care, have required oversight of plans and their financial services. The auditing of pharmacy claims serves two main purposes: 1) detecting fraud, waste and abuse, and 2) validating data entry and documentation to ensure they meet regulatory and contractual requirements.

Catalog of Pharmacy Quality Indicators v.2.0

Common Practices in Formulary Management 

The purpose of this glossary is to define or describe terminology used in comparative clinical effectiveness research for managed care pharmacy professionals.

An Annotated Bibliography of Managed Care Pharmacy Interventions Revised Bibliography

Effect of Managed Care Pharmacy Tools: A Review of the Literature Summary Tables May 5, 2010

Managed Care Terms

Mapping Your Career in Managed Care Pharmacy A Student Pharmacist’s Guide

Over the past few years, Congress, federal agencies and many state governments have undertaken efforts to reform the methods used to pay for prescription medications in governmental programs.

Pharmacists as Vital Members of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs): Illustrates the important roles that pharmacists play on health care teams.

The short statements included in this Digest are intended to be part of an ongoing process that documents AMCP's position on professional practice issues.

Medicare Part D Administrator Survey Potential Cost Impacts Resulting from CMS Guidance on “Special Protections for Six Protected Drug Classifications” and Section 176 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

Educational case studies developed to enhance the awareness of key managed care principles and the application of important practice methods used in the managed care pharmacy practice setting.

Principles of a Sound Drug Formulary System, October 2000

Spurred by the Medicare Modernization Act’s (MMA’s) inclusion of the medication therapy management (MTM) requirement, the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP, the Academy) and other organizations recognized a lack of clear definition of what specific elements would constitute a sound MTM program. To fill that gap, the Academy assembled a variety of stakeholder organizations that were willing to work on a consensus document that would define those elements.

In order for the patient-centered medical home to succeed, patients must have a personal provider that advocates for them, coordinates their care, collaborates with other health care providers, and is accountable for health outcomes. Managed care pharmacy can be a vital partner in the success of the patient-centered medical home.