DESCRIPTION:
The Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy (JMCP) Award for Excellence was established in 2002 to recognize an
article that represents the best scholarly work in managed care pharmacy.
CRITERIA:
Articles considered for
nomination must have been published in JMCP
in the calendar year prior to the award presentation.
NOMINATION PROCESS:
Each member of the JCMP Editorial Advisory Board may
nominate one (1) or two (2) articles for consideration with justification for
each nomination. One article is
selected. Honorable Mentions may be
given.
SELECTION PROCESS:
A 7-member panel of judges is
convened each year that is comprised of three (3) members of the JMCP Editorial Advisory Board and four
(4) JMCP Peer Reviewers who have
contributed high-quality reviews. The
nominated articles are evaluated by the Judges Panel according to the following
measures:
Impact
on the profession or knowledge
Relevance
to managed care pharmacy today
Scientific
merit and sound methodology
Clarity
of purpose and hypothesis
Writing
quality and readability
NATURE OF AWARD:
The JMCP Award for Excellence is presented annually at the AMCP Annual
Meeting & Expo. The recipient(s)
receive a plaque and expenses for one author to travel to receive the award.
PAST RECIPIENTS:
For articles published in:
2002 Effects of a Tablet-Splitting Program in
Patients Taking HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors: Analysis of Clinical Effects,
Patient Satisfaction, Compliance and Cost Avoidance. Authors: Michael Gee,
Noelle K. Hasson, Terri Jahn, and Russell Ryono. Two Honorable Mentions were also given.
2003 Do Decision-Analytic Models Identify
Cost-Effective Treatments? A Retrospective Look at Helicobacter Pylori
Eradication. Authors: Kathleen A. Fariman and Brenda Motheral. Two
Honorable Mentions were also given.
2004 Randomized Controlled Trial of a Dose
Consolidation Program. Authors: Thomas Delate, Kathleen A. Fairman, Shell
Carey, and Brenda Motherall.
2005 Product-Line Extensions and Pricing
Strategies of Brand-Name Drugs Facing Patent Expiration. Authors: Son Hee
Hong, Marvin D. Shepherd, David Scoones, and Thomas T.H. Wan. Two Honorable Mentions were also given.
2006 Analysis of the Effectiveness and Cost
Benefit of Leukotriene Modifiers in Adults with Asthma in the Ohio Medicaid
Population. Authors: Pamela Heaton, Jeff J. Guo, Richard W. Hornung, Joseph
A. Johnston, Raymon Jang, Charles J. Moomaw, and Robert Cluxton all, except
Johnston, are with University of Cincinnati. Johnston was with the University
of Cincinnati Medical Center. Two Honorable Mentions were also given.
2007 Comparison of Mail-Order with Community
Pharmacy in Plan Sponsor Cost and Member Cost in Two Large Pharmacy Benefit
Plans. Authors: Michael Johnsrud, Kenneth A. Lawson, and Marvin D.
Shepherd. Two Honorable Mentions were also given.
2008 Rosiglitazone and Piolitazone Utilization
from January 2007 through May 2009 Associated with Five Risk-Warning Events. Authors:
Catherine I. Starner, Jeremy A. Schafer, and Patrick P. Gleason and Alan
Heaton. One Honorable Mention was also given.
2009 Association of Prescription Abandonment with
Cost Share for High-Cost Specialty Pharmacy. Authors: Patrick P. Gleason, Catherine I.
Starner, Brent Gundeson, and Jeremy Schafer.
One Honorable Mention was also given.
2010 Addition
of Generic Medication Vouchers to a Pharmacist Academic Detailing Program:
Effects on the Generic Dispensing Ratio in a Physician-Hospital Organization. Authors:
Vinay Bhargava, Mark E. Greg, Mark C. Shields.
2011 Discontinuation Rates and
Health Care Costs in Adult Patients Starting Generic Versus Brand SSRI or SNRI
Antidepressants in Commercial Health Plans. Authors: Anna Vlahiotis, Scott T.
Devine, Jeff Eichholz, Adam Kautzner.
2012 Evaluation of a program
to improve diabetes care through intensified care management activities and
diabetes medication copayment reduction. Authors: Stephen J. Kogut, Brian J. Quilliam, Scott
Johnson, Tara Higgens.