The awards ceremony, in Palm Springs, Calif., honors organizations that deployed programs related to cost containment, quality improvement, opioid management and care management.
Below are the recipients:
Cost containment winners
- Cigna Pharmacy Management was recognized for its integrated medical, pharmacy and behavioral health benefits, driving insights into more customer data and helping customers maximize cost-saving opportunities.
- Truveris, a software company, was recognized for its flexible solution, TruGuard, which readjudicates 100 percent of a plan’s pharmacy claims for errors.
Opioid management winner
- OptumRx was recognized for its opioid risk management program, which helped reduce excessive dispensing and prescribing of opioids.
Quality improvement winners
- DST Health, a solutions provider now rebranded as SS&C DST Health, and Bridgecom, a communications provider, were recognized for improving member experience through their partnership that aims to operationalize technology and workflow innovations.
Care management strategy winners
- Abarca Health, a health insurer with PBM services, received the care management strategy award for its disaster preparation and recovery program. The program helped enable prescription benefits through Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
- Southwire Pharmacy and Premise Health, a Brentwood, Tenn.-based direct primary care company, were recognized for their integrated care model that combines a clinical pharmacist-led diabetes program, multidisciplinary team integration and EHR integration.
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