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Join us for an interactive evening and Town Hall meeting with area pharmacists and MPhA leadership and staff. Marsha Millonig, MPhA Interim Executive Director will provide a presentation based on the MPhA Annual Learning Networking Event session on CMS Star Ratings: News for 2016. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continue to implement programs that are transforming the health care market from fee-for-service toward payment based on quality outcomes. MPhA business owners and practice managers heard about CMS Star Ratings and the impact of those ratings on health plan network composition in late 2014. Significant movement in the Star Ratings system occurred in 2015 and more and more, health plans are asking pharmacies for quality metrics to see if they can impact their Star Ratings. You’ll hear where are things at and what steps may you take to address the star rating challenge. UMN student pharmacists Sabia Ahmed and Megan Miller will talk about diabetes management related to the Star Ratings System and provide an understanding of the “ominous octet” concept through a poster presentation at the event.

After participating you will be able to :

1. Describe the impact of the changing health care landscape including star ratings on payer incentives.
2. List major changes to Medicare Part D star ratings measures that the pharmacist may impact.
3. Explain the three key areas where pharmacists may make the biggest difference in star ratings.
4. Describe the “ominous octet” principle of diabetes management.

Enjoy appetizers and libations while networking with area pharmacists and have the opportunity to share your ideas, concerns and thoughts during the interactive Town Hall that will take place after the presentation.

MPhA thanks Dakota Drug & NovoNordisk for their support of the Town Hall program. You will have the opportunity to visit with their representatives at their table top exhibits before the program.

Location:

Prairie Bay Restaurant
15115 Edgewood Drive
Baxter, MN 56425

Pricing:

Complimentary

Schedule:

6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Networking and Socializing

6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Welcome and Educational Programming

7:15 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Town Hall Open Forum

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Your Speaker:

Marsha Millonig joined the team as MPhA’s Interim Executive Director in 2015. In addition to this role, Marsha is the President/CEO of Catalyst Enterprises, LLC, a health care consulting firm dedicated to creating change that will allow its clients to be more efficient and/or value-added healthcare service providers toward improved health outcomes. Marsha’s firm consulted with MPhA in 2014. Prior to forming her company, Marsha spent more than 20 years in association management with the Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) where she led the philanthropic HDMA Healthcare Foundation, and also the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS.)

Her BS in Pharmacy is from the University of Minnesota and her M.B.A. from the University of Maryland. She completed the American Society of Health System Pharmacy (ASHP) Executive Residency in Association Management.

She a practicing pharmacist and pharmacist immunizer, working with both independent and chain pharmacies. Marsha is also an associate fellow of the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy’s Center for Leading Healthcare Change.

She’s a published author with her last work, “100 MTM Tips for Pharmacists” published by APhA.

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ACPE & BOP Information

The Minnesota Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

This presentation is being submitted to the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy for Continuing Education credit approval (one hour).

To receive Board of Pharmacy credits for this program the following must be completed:

1. Full participation/completion of the live program
2. Completion of survey post webinar acknowledging participation.

Board of Pharmacy credit processing takes place on the 15th of each month.
Questions? Please contact karip@ewald.com with questions about credits.

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Cancellation Policy
All cancellations received by February 1, 2016 will receive a full refund minus a $10 administrative fee. Cancellations received after February 1, 2016 will not receive a refund.