Maricopa Community Colleges  CSR137   20042-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval:  4-27-04

CSR137  2004 Spring – 2009 Summer I

L+L

3.0 Credit(s)

4.0 Period(s)

Pharmacy Benefit Database Management

Pharmacy benefits management company database operations. Emphasis on data location, information documentation, and information security. Covers customer service and information retention strategies as well as printed pharmacy benefit policy provision procedures.

Prerequisites: None.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

CSR137  2004 Spring – 2009 Summer I

Pharmacy Benefit Database Management

 

1.

Use strategies designed to foster improved information retention. (I)

2.

Explain the means by which a pharmacy benefits management company delivers medication discounts to customers. (II)

3.

Employ customer service strategies in the provision of customer service. (III)

4.

Express pharmacy benefit management company information security concerns. (IV)

5.

Explain general pharmacy benefit management company database navigation. (V)

6.

Locate a specific member record within a database. (VI)

7.

Explain the type of customer information represented in coverage codes. (VII)

8.

Document customer interaction activities in electronic file notations. (VIII)

9.

Collect member benefit eligibility information from within a database. (IX)

10.

Arrange for the provision of printed information to requesting customers. (X)

11.

Identify the estimated amount of time for account changes to take effect for inquiring customers. (XI)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

CSR137  2004 Spring – 2009 Summer I

Pharmacy Benefit Database Management

 

I. Information Retention Strategies

A. Active Listening Behaviors

B. Notetaking Activities

C. Anxiety Reduction

II. Medication Discount Delivery

A. Service

1. Mail

2. Retail

B. Claim Acceptance

1. Paid Claim Management

2. Rejected Claim Management

III. Customer Service Strategies

A. Beneficial Behaviors

B. On/Off Stage Awareness

C. Customer Recovery

D. Anger De-Escalation

IV. Information Security Concerns

A. Patient Information

B. Office Security Concerns

C. Customer Identification Procedures

V. Database Navigation Overview

A. Screen Identification

B. Search Engine Usage

C. Navigation Procedures

VI. Member Record Location

A. Primary Means

B. Secondary Means

1. Personal Information

2. Alternate Account Information

VII. Coverage Code Information

A. Member Coverage

B. Coverage Ages

C. Membership Card Requirements

VIII. Activity Documentation

A. Legal Considerations

B. Field Identification

C. Documentation Type Considerations

1. New Issues

2. Existing Issues

IX. Benefit Information Collection

A. Member Profiles

B. Eligibility Information Screen Location

X. Printed Policy Information Transmittal

A. Replacement Card Provisions

B. Claim Form Provision

C. Preferred Medicine Policy Information

XI. Account Activity Actualization

A. Standard Activity Type Estimation

B. Estimation Provision

 

 

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