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Overview

This program is designed to provide clinical pharmacists and clinical pharmacy administrators with the knowledge and skills to explore, identify, and implement billing and contracting strategies for outpatient clinical pharmacy services. Understanding the complexities of applying billing and contracting strategies that vary across states, regions, and institutions, the program will emphasize navigating that landscape to determine opportunities applicable in your unique setting. This contemporary program is delivered primarily via self-paced, on-demand modules developed by billing and contracting experts. The convenience of the on-demand content will be supplemented by quarterly live consultancy sessions and an online networking and learning Community. You’ll develop a network of peers and experts with diverse experience in billing and contracting. Through the on-demand modules, you will complete several application assignments that will provide important foundational guidance as you determine an individualized plan for billing and/or contracting in your practice.

  Syllabus

Curriculum

Billing and Contracting for Outpatient Clinical Pharmacy Services certificate program requirements consist of completing didactic modules and all Application Exercise assignments, achieving a passing score on the foundational module assessment, and participating in 2 live consultancy sessions (submission of a case challenge and briefly presenting at one). Core hours and elective hours will be comprised of live, on-demand videos, required readings, and application-based portfolio assignments. Consultancy sessions will be held quarterly (2 sessions required for certificate) with three offered live via Zoom and one live in-person at the ACCP Annual Meeting. These unique sessions offer an invitation for participants to receive expert discussion and guidance of real-world billing and contracting challenges. Curricular modules consist of the following:

  • Module 1: Primer
  • Module 2: Foundations: Fee for Service Billing
  • Module 3: Foundations: Value Based Contracting
  • Consultancies
  • On-Demand Electives

For complete information on each module, including the date/location of live offerings, module description, learning objectives, required reading, and portfolio assignments, consult the syllabus.

Participants must complete a total of 18 content hours made up of core (9.0 hours), elective (6.0 hours), and consultancy (3.0 hours) programming in addition to module application exercises and passing a foundational module assessment. Access to live and On-Demand programming can be found by logging into your ACCP account, locate the My Links section, and follow that to your Billing and Contracting program page.

Certificate Requirements

The Billing and Contracting certificate program is designed to be completed in a stepwise fashion and applied in real time. However, participants gain access to all program materials and may choose to complete any portion of the on-demand programming at any time. To qualify for graduation, Billing and Contracting Certificate Program participants must complete 15 hours of didactic modules [core (9) and elective (6)], and 3 hours of consultancy sessions by participating in two live consultancies (provide feedback to colleagues during one and submit a case challenge at one). In addition, each participant must develop and maintain all application-based assignments within the online electronic portal maintained by ACCP and successfully pass (> 70%) a foundational module assessment. All certificate requirements must be completed by August 1st of the year intended for graduation in order to be recognized during the graduation ceremony at the ACCP Annual Meeting. For more information about the certificate requirements, view the course syllabus.

Enrollment and Program Costs

To apply for the ACCP Billing and Contracting for Outpatient Clinical Pharmacy Academy, apply online or download the application form. A one-time application fee of $399.95 for members and $699.95 for nonmembers will be charged upon enrollment in the academy. Other costs include registration fees to the ACCP Fall Annual Meeting (if you wish to attend live programming in person) and the cost of publications identified as required reading. Your enrollment fee includes all virtual programming throughout the participants' time in the program.

Target Audience

Clinical pharmacists and clinical pharmacy administrators interested in acquiring the knowledge and skills to explore, identify, and implement billing and contracting strategies in outpatient clinical pharmacy services.

Technical Requirements

  • Hardware Requirements: A computer with a high-speed internet connection and speakers.
  • Software requirements: Internet browser (e.g., Chrome, Safari, Edge, FireFox)
  • Internet: Videos may be downloaded or streamed. For streaming video, the recommended download speed is 7 Mbps or higher.
  • Provider Contact Information: For questions about this Internet CPE activity please email [email protected].
  • Privacy Policy: Participation in this program will follow and be protected by the privacy policy of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. This policy may be reviewed at https://www.accp.com/about/privacy.aspx.

Commercial Support: The American College of Clinical Pharmacy does not solicit or accept external commercial/financial support for its continuing pharmacy education activities. No commercial/financial support has been solicited or accepted for this activity.

Acknowledgments

ACCP would like to acknowledge the members of the 2023 Sustainable Practice Advisory Council who provided expertise and insights into the curricular development of this Academy.

2023 Sustainable Practice Advisory Council Members:

  • Kaitlyn M. Bader, Pharm.D.
  • Andrew N. Schmelz, Pharm.D. , BCACP
  • Christine A. Schumacher, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCACP, BCCP, BCPS
  • Ryan J. Wargo, Pharm.D., BCACP
  • Megan E. Wesling, Pharm.D., BCACP, BCPS
  • Sarah M. Westberg, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS
  • Bradly Winter, Pharm.D.

Faculty

Amie D. Brooks, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCACP

Amie D. Brooks, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCACP

Amie D. Brooks, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCACP is the Director of Strategic Initiatives for the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). In this role, she is responsible for developing, communicating, and executing ACCP strategic plan initiatives focused on developing, advancing, and positioning clinical pharmacists to contribute to patient care. Prior to joining ACCP staff in 2019, Dr. Brooks was a long-time member, practicing in ambulatory care clinical pharmacy and serving as a faculty member and academic administrator. In 2021 Dr. Brooks earned a certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace through the University of South Florida. She is board certified in ambulatory care pharmacy and is a fellow of ACCP.

Jon Easter

Jon Easter

Jon Easter joined the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy in 2016 as a Professor of the Practice and Director of the Center for Medication Optimization. Currently, Jon directs the U.S. Healthcare and Health Policy and Managed Care courses and leads practice advancement activities at the School.  He also serves as an Associate Faculty Director at the UNC Center for the Business of Health. Jon previously spent 19 years at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), where he led a health policy team focused on quality measurement and medication management policy development. Jon has a B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Georgia and is a registered pharmacist.

Jasmine D. Gonzalvo, Pharm.D., FADCES, BC-ADM, CDCES

Jasmine D. Gonzalvo, Pharm.D., FADCES, BC-ADM, CDCES

JASMINE D. GONZALVO, PharmD, BC-ADM, CDCES is the Chris and Theresa Dimos Director of the Center for Health Equity and Innovation and a Clinical Professor in the College of Pharmacy at Purdue University. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Public Health degree from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with expected graduation date of May 2025. She provides cardiovascular risk reduction medication management services for diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and tobacco use disorders at Eskenazi Health Pecar Health Center for a largely Latino/Hispanic population in a Federally Qualified Health Center. She is the current President of the Indiana Community Health Workers Association. She has served on and chaired national Boards for diabetes organizations. She is currently on the Board of Directors of the Diabetes Leadership Council. She is active in advocacy efforts at the State and Federal levels, most recently having served on the National Clinical Care Commission charged with making recommendations to improve diabetes across federal programs. Her research interests relate to community health workers, cardiovascular risk reduction in disinvested populations, integration of the Spanish language into practice and academic settings, and diabetes self-management education and support in the pharmacy setting. She has received a variety of awards highlighting her excellence in practice and teaching throughout her career. 

James D. Hoehns, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS

James D. Hoehns, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS

Dr. Hoehns is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy.  He is Division Head of Applied Clinical Sciences in the Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science.  His practice site is Cedar Valley Primary Care in Waterloo, Iowa.  He is the Research Director at Cedar Valley Clinical Research and has been a site investigator in over 90 clinical drug trials.  Dr. Hoehns was Program Director for a PGY1 residency program for 22 years.  He is President-Elect of the Iowa Pharmacy Association.

Jonathan C. Hughes, Pharm.D., BCACP

Jonathan C. Hughes, Pharm.D., BCACP

Jonathan Hughes is the Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Manager for Ascension Medical Group Tennessee. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of Kentucky and completed his PGY-1 and PGY2 in Ambulatory Care at the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System in Nashville/Murfreesboro, TN.  In addition to maintaining an active clinical practice in primary care, he is the residency program director for the Ascension Saint Thomas PGY2 in Ambulatory Care. Jonathan is an active member of the ACCP Ambulatory Care Practice and Research Network (PRN), as well as the Tennessee Pharmacists Association, where he currently serves as Chair of the 2023-2024 TPA Collaborative Practice Committee.

Cynthia A. King, Pharm.D., BCACP

Cynthia A. King, Pharm.D., BCACP

​Dr. Cindy King is an Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Specialist at MetroHealth System and Associate Professor at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) College of Pharmacy. She graduated from Ohio Northern University and completed her PGY1 residency at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio and her PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency at the Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Cleveland, OH.  Currently, Dr King is in a shared faculty role and practices in internal and family medicine specializing in the treatment and management of chronic diseases. She serves as the residency program director for MetroHealth's PGY2 Ambulatory Care residency and previously served as RPD of their PGY1 program for six years. Dr. King has focused her research in ambulatory care and women’s health. Recently, Dr. King has been recognized for efforts in interprofessional education through NEOMED’s College of Pharmacy Faculty Excellence in Role Modeling of IPE Collaboration Award and NEOMED’s College of Pharmacy Interprofessional Practice Award.

Briana P. Murray, Pharm.D., BCACP

Briana P. Murray, Pharm.D., BCACP

Dr. Briana (Bri) P. Murray received her Bachelor of Science’s degree in Biochemistry from Clemson University in 2012 and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the South Carolina College of Pharmacy in Columbia, SC in 2016. Upon graduation, she moved to Indianapolis, IN to complete a PGY1 Community Pharmacy Residency at Dr. Aziz Pharmacy/Purdue University College of Pharmacy. Following her PGY1, Dr. Murray accepted a staff pharmacist position at an innovative Walgreens Pharmacy that offered compounding, delivery, and specialized services to a local federally qualified health center (FQHC). After working in the community for 3 years, she decided to further her training by completing a PGY2 in Ambulatory Care Pharmacy with Community Care Physicians, P.C./Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Using her newly gained skills, she moved to Baltimore, MD to be a clinical pharmacist for Correct Rx Pharmacy Services, Inc, where she was responsible for clinical and administrative duties for 4 correctional facilities in central Maryland. To continue her passion of helping the underserved population, Dr. Murray was hired in January 2023 to expand a diabetes management clinic with a local FQHC, Chase Brexton Health Care.

Dr. Murray’s current interests are diabetes, psychiatry and transgender health. 

Jennifer Rosselli, Pharm.D., BCACP, BCPS, BC-ADM, CDCES

Jennifer Rosselli, Pharm.D., BCACP, BCPS, BC-ADM, CDCES

Jennifer Rosselli is a Clinical Professor at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy. She completed both her Doctor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degrees from UHSP St. Louis College of Pharmacy, and completed a pharmacy practice residency at HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital. Since 2009, she has collaborated with Family Medicine practitioners at SIHF Healthcare, a Federally Qualified Health Center, to enhance chronic disease management. Her work focuses on optimizing glucose-lowering therapies, utilizing diabetes technology, and implementing strategies to reduce the risks associated with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome. Her service, teaching, and research interests encompass diabetes care and support for adults, increasing access to health technology in historically underserved communities, and leveraging pharmacists’ expertise to address health disparities and improve therapeutic outcomes.

Andrew N. Schmelz, Pharm.D., BCACP

Andrew N. Schmelz, Pharm.D., BCACP

Dr. Andy Schmelz graduated from Purdue University with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2008 and stayed to complete a post-doctoral fellowship in academia and ambulatory care. He practiced as a staff pharmacist with Walgreen Co., and after becoming a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist, he worked as an ambulatory care pharmacist with Indiana University Health and Community Health Network. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice with the Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and practices at Eskenazi Health with vulnerable populations on the west side of Indianapolis. In addition to his passion for teaching topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Dr. Schmelz has served in a number of roles related to ambulatory care practice management and new service development, as well as data management and outcomes reporting. In addition to co-authoring multiple research articles in these area, he also teaches in Butler University’s Masters in Data Analytics program.

Christine A. Schumacher, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCACP, BCCP, BCPS

Christine A. Schumacher, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCACP, BCCP, BCPS

Christie Schumacher is a Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of the PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove Campus, and a Clinical Pharmacist at Advocate Medical Group Southeast Center in Chicago, Illinois.  She currently works in a primary care clinic to provide comprehensive medication management for a variety of internal medicine disease states, including but not limited to, heart failure, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and asthma.  After receiving her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the University of Michigan, Dr. Schumacher completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy.  She is a past Chair of the Board of Pharmacy Specialties® Specialty Council on Ambulatory Care Pharmacy, is a past Chair of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Endocrine and Metabolism Practice Research Network (PRN) and the ACCP Ambulatory Care PRN. She is currently researching sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors and adverse event identification and mitigation, continuous glucose monitoring in primary care, and clinical outcomes related to the management of patients with diabetes and heart failure.

Megan Smith, Pharm.D., BCACP

Megan Smith, Pharm.D., BCACP

Dr. Megan Smith is an Associate Professor and Director of the PGY1 Community-Based Residency Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. After receiving her Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2013 from University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, she stayed on to complete PGY1 Community Pharmacy residency and two-year post-doctoral fellowship in academia and community pharmacy practice. Dr. Smith has focused her research and service to advancing community pharmacy practice. She currently serves on the Task Force of Academia-Community Pharmacy Practice Transformation Collaborative and founding member of Arkansas Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Network where she continues to serve as Academic Network Facilitator.  Recently, Dr. Smith has been recognized for her efforts in practice transformation through Arkansas Pharmacists Association Excellence in Innovation Award and NCPA’s Preceptor of the Year in 2022.

Todd D. Sorensen, Pharm.D., FCCP

Todd D. Sorensen, Pharm.D., FCCP

Dr. Sorensen is Professor and Senior Executive Associate Dean at the College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, and Executive Director for the Alliance for Integrated Medication Management. His work concentrates on identifying strategies that facilitate clinical practice development and developing change management and leadership skills in student pharmacists, pharmacy residents and practitioners. For over 20 years, his scholarly activities have focused on building collaborations with health care organizations to implement clinical strategies delivered by pharmacists that improve health outcomes. This work is grounded in diffusion of innovation theory, principles of quality improvement, and the discipline of implementation science.

Ryan J. Wargo, Pharm.D., BCACP

Ryan J. Wargo, Pharm.D., BCACP

Ryan Wargo, PharmD, BCACP is the manager of ambulatory pharmacy services and an ambulatory care  pharmacist at Legacy Health in Portland, Oregon. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Ohio Northern University and subsequently completed a PGY1 residency specialized in ambulatory care and drug information with Physicians Incorporated and Ohio Northern University in Lima, Ohio. Prior to his current role, he was on faculty at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy in Bradenton, Florida, where he was an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice and the Director of Admissions. He is a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist and maintains a clinical practice site in addition to his administrative duties. He has been actively engaged in leadership roles within the state of Oregon, for which he was recently named the 2023 Pharmacist Practitioner of the Year in Oregon, and national pharmacy organizations, including the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) and the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP). Within ACCP, he has been involved with several committees including the advocacy, education, and clinical practice affairs committees, and is a recent member of the Sustainable Practice Advisory Council.

Sarah M. Westberg, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS

Sarah M. Westberg, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS

Dr. Westberg is the Associate Dean for Professional Affairs and Professor in the Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems department at the University of Minnesota. She graduated with her Pharm.D. from Drake University in 2001. She then completed a 2 year Pharmaceutical Care Leadership Residency at the University of Minnesota, after which she joined the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy faculty. Dr. Westberg spent over 20 years providing CMM services, with over a decade focused on women's health.  Her areas of interest are in developing and maintaining CMM practices, women’s health, and teaching students to provide optimal care to patients in an interprofessional environment.

Bradly Winter, Pharm.D.

Bradly Winter, Pharm.D.

Brad Winter is as a Clinical Pharmacist, board certified in Ambulatory Care. He currently works as the manager of Intermountain Healthcare’s Ambulatory Pharmacy Telehealth Services. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Utah, then completed a general residency with Samaritan Health Services in Corvallis, OR, then a specialized residency in Ambulatory and Primary Care with Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, Utah. He stayed with Intermountain Healthcare to start clinical pharmacist services in the Intermountain Layton Clinic where he managed chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension and worked with the Layton Chronic Pain Clinic. While at Layton Clinic, Brad has precepted pharmacy students, PGY1, and PGY2 residents and is also adjunct faculty at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy. Outside of work Brad enjoys the outdoors, home projects, and spending time with family.

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