Pharmacy participation in third-party contracts: decision making through economic and financial analysis.
Third-party prescription coverage is becoming an important facet of pharmacy practice. Pharmacy managers must be able to evaluate contracts and to decide which contracts are more profitable. This paper presents a methodology for evaluating and comparing third-party contracts. An example demonstrates the proposed methodology, and a specific contract is identified as more advantageous.
D003284:Contract Services / Q000592:standards*; D003657:Decision Making; D005376:Financial Management / Q000592:standards*; D007182:Income; D007356:Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010594:Pharmacies; D014481:United States