FLORHAM PARK, N.J., March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Managed
Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA), a leading health care service
company focused on alternate site health care providers, announced
the completion of its fourth annual Independent Long Term Care
Member Study, the results of which were released at the 2011 MHA
Long Term Care Business Summit, March 17, 2011 in Las Vegas,
Nevada.
This study was first introduced in 2008 to provide MHA members
and other industry stakeholders with additional insight into the
operations of independent long term care pharmacies nationwide.
Report findings represent participant data in demographic,
financial and technology categories as well as by number of
residents serviced and geographic region.
New to the 2011 LTC member survey is an analysis highlighting
the growing utilization of specialty pharmaceutical products in the
long term care setting. These results indicate double digit
growth in prescription product utilization of specialty medications
used to treat Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Inflammatory Conditions
over a comparative time period of 2009 vs. 2010. The data
also demonstrates that long term care pharmacies are increasingly
providing specialty pharmaceuticals to seniors across the continuum
of care.
“We are pleased to have expanded the scope of this year’s study
with dispensing data participation from nearly 900 independent LTC
pharmacies nationwide as well as added report topics including
Specialty Pharmacy,” stated Michelle Templin, Vice President of
Long Term Care. “Our members recognize MHA’s commitment to
the LTC industry and to the success of their respective pharmacy
operations. And, as the market leader in LTC Pharmacy, we
know what it takes to deliver a very meaningful LTC research
report.”
MHA members who attended the Business Summit were given a
complimentary copy of the Independent Long Term Care Member Study.
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