Achieving Access to High-Quality Care Across the Spectrum of Age and Patient Type to Improve Overall Outcomes for Atopic Dermatitis

Answer the following questions to assess your knowledge and competence on the management of atopic dermatitis.

Payers and pediatric dermatologists may encounter several challenges in working together. This activity will discuss strategies to improve communication and collaboration to resolve coverage issues, address reimbursement concerns, and streamline administrative processes.

Knowledge of clinical, economic, and humanistic burden of atopic dermatitis in adults, and recommended treatments, can empower managed care and payer decision makers toward implementing health care benefit policy strategies to reduce disease burden and enhance treatment outcomes.

Now that you have reviewed the self-study modules, answer the following questions to assess your knowledge and competence on the management of atopic dermatitis.

In this live group discussion, participants will reflect on the challenges patients across the lifespan face when living with moderate-to severe AD as well as related treatment options.

Please review an example of a 12-year-old boy with AD with worsening symptoms and then reflect on the questions below on how the application of managed care principles can improve access to appropriate treatment.

Please review an example of a 26-year-old African American female diagnosed with AD as an infant and then reflect on the questions below on therapeutic options and coverage policies to reduce barriers to treatment access that will improve outcomes in AD.

In light of the information reviewed and discussed during this program, please share an action plan that you will implement to improve the management of plan members with atopic dermatitis.

The group will discuss their Group Challenges and action plans and barriers to implementation while receiving real-time feedback from the group leader and other group members.