Ensuring Medication Access to the Uninsured
and Underinsured:
Building Your Own Medication Assistance Program
Please join us for a
FREE one-day workshop hosted by the OSUCCC – James, the 2011 recipient of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation’s Pinnacle Award. Please choose which date works best for your schedule. Note: lunch is on your own. Click
here for information about lodging.
Workshop Objectives
• Describe the steps involved in the development of a Medication Assistance Program (MAP)
• Discuss methods/metrics to assist with justification of an MAP
• Describe the benefits of an MAP to patients and the organization
• Explain the importance of having a policy for off-label uses of medications
• Describe the process for appealing denied claims for off-label oral and intravenous therapies
• Discuss the importance of working collaboratively with the finance/patient access staff to effectively manage the precertification and predetermination process
Suggested Attendees
Institutions interested in taking advantage of this workshop should plan to send a team of
2-3 individuals from their respective institutions, consisting of: a pharmacist, social worker or case manager, and a member of the Finance Department who is familiar with the processes for handling precertifications and denials.
Attendees will receive a Toolkit containing: MAP Policy and Procedure, 340B procedures, appeal letter examples, patient communications, marketing materials, Off-Label Policy, MAP position description, individual manufacturer program specifics and more.
Workshop Faculty
Niesha Griffith, MS, RPh, FASHP
Director of Pharmacy and Infusion Services
OSUCCC – James
Sarah Hudson-Disalle, PharmD
Specialty Practice Pharmacist
Medication Assistance Program
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC) and OSUCCC – James
Stacy Morton, LSW
Medication Assistance Program Coordinator
OSUWMC Comprehensive Transplant Center
Kristina Keiffer, BA
Medication Assistance Program Coordinator
OSUCCC – James
Jennifer Howard, RN
Sr. Precertification Specialist
OSUCCC – James
Susan Smithhisler, RN
Sr. Reimbursement Analyst
OSUCCC – James
Click here to read more about Ohio State’s MAP Program.