PBMI releases first report on pharmacy trends in ACOs

The Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute has released its first report on the state of pharmacy trends in accountable care organizations (ACOs). The report includes information about the use of pharmacists in ACOs, the state of care management and patient engagement and clinical integration and reporting. The report concludes that many ACOs are underutilizing pharmacists. Some 43% of the ACOs surveyed do not employ a clinical pharmacist, and another 17% contract one out. “Pharmacists are underutilized as trusted advisors to both patients and physicians/other providers,” the report says.