While taking on pharmacy is risky, payoffs can be great.

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Many experts and once-burned IPA executives advise physicians against taking pharmacy risk. But not Tim Lewis, managing partner of the Jasos Group, an Orlando, FL-based pharmacy management consulting company. Lewis says if they are prepared to pay close attention to utilization and costs, groups that accept pharmacy risk can substantially boost revenues and profits.

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Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Capitation management report (Capitation Manag Rep), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Sep; vol 9 (issue 9) : pp 139-43, 129

Dates: Created 2002/09/27; Completed 2002/10/30; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12325413, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Humans
Independent Practice Associations - economics
Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services - economics
Physician Incentive Plans
Risk Sharing, Financial

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