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RESUME

Craig S. Stern, RPh, PharmD, MBA, FASCP, FASHP, FICA, FLMI, FAMCP, FCPhA

PO Box 280130 Bus (818) 701-5438

Northridge, CA 91328-0130 Fax (818) 701-0249

E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

LICENSURE: Registered Pharmacist--California #30413

Registered Pharmacist--Nevada #6670

Dr. Stern is a consultant to HMOs, physician groups, self-insured companies, unions, insurance

companies, and multi-hospital corporations. He is an Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor of

Pharmacy at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Pharmacy, Assistant Clinical

Professor, UCSF School of Pharmacy, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the

Western University of Health Sciences, an Adjunct Professor and Preceptor at the University of

the Pacific School of Pharmacy, a member of the Faculty of Business Policy and Strategy at

Woodbury University, and the Nursing and Business Schools of the University of Phoenix.

Dr. Stern and Pro Pharma specialize in integrating clinical and financial benefit management,

reforming patient care operations consistent with good business and clinical practice; strategic

analysis, forecasting and strategic implementation; management of pharmacy risk and

educational intervention with provider groups and integrated health care networks.

Dr. Stern and Pro Pharma assist self-insured and insurance companies with statistical analysis of

claims data to identify areas for fraud and abuse by providers as well as improvement in

employee performance, attendance, and wellness.

EDUCATION AND DEGREES

2013-2016 Certified Specialty Pharmacist, Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board

2010 Fellow, California Pharmacists Association (FCPhA)

2002 Emergency Contraception Prescriber, California Board of Pharmacy

Fellow, Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (FAMCP)

1995 Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI)

Fellow, International College of Angiology (FICA)

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Fellow, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (FASHP)

1994 Fellow, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (FASCP)

Master of Business Administration, University of Southern California

1992 Certificate, LOMA Fundamentals of Life and Health Insurance

1991 Certificate, Management Development Program in Health Care, USC

1976 Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Southern California (PharmD)

1969 - 1971 University of Colorado, Department of Physics & Astrophysics

1969 USC, A.B., Cum Laude (Major: Astronomy & Physics)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2015 - Adjunct Professor and Preceptor, Touro College of Pharmacy

2012 - Adjunct Professor and Preceptor, University of the Pacific

Adjunct Professor and Preceptor, Midwestern University

2003 - Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California: San Francisco

2002 - Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Western University of

Health Sciences

1989 - Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Southern

California

1988 - President, Pro Pharma Pharmaceutical Consultants, Inc.

• Consultant to Managed Health Care organizations—providing

individualized pharmacy benefit management to HMOs, strategic

planning for biotechnology, educational interventions for providers,

pharmacy practice support for management benefit consulting.

• Consultant to hospital corporations and provider groups-providing

reorganization, strategic planning, development/support of clinical

pharmacy case management.

• Lecturer to pharmacist and physician groups.




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1995 - 1996 Adjunct Instructor in Business Policy & Strategy, Woodbury University

Instructor in BSN Program and Business Management, University of

Phoenix

1988 - 1990 Director of Operations, Northridge Pharmacy

• Personnel, management, operations and policy development

1986 - 1988 Founder and President, Pro Pharma Drug Wholesaler

• Packager and consultant to the drug industry

1988 Director of Pharmacy, Pacifica Hospital of the Valley

1987 - 1988 Founder and President, PharmDx Pharmacy Services & AmDx Medical

Supply, Inc

• Closed door pharmacy, medical supply, DME, and marketing firm

1983 - 1988 Director of Pharmacy, Beverly Hills Medical Center

• Reorganization of pharmacy department including staffing,

budgeting, personnel, and manuals

• Established clinical services, pharmacokinetic evaluations,

nutritional support services, quality assurance, antibiotic audits,

and utilization review

• Received special commendations in three JCAH reviews and two

Dept. of Health reviews

• Chemical detoxification specialist for opiate and mixed chemical

abuse

1983 - 1988 Pharmacy Consultant, Republic Health Corp.

• Paracelsus and independent hospital corporation

• Turnaround specialist, financial and clinical consultant

1984 - 1986 Director of Pharmacy, Beverly Glen Hospital

1985 - 1986 Director of Pharmacy, Lakeview Medical Center




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1981 - 1983 Assistant Director of Pharmacy & Director of Special Programs, Beverly

Hills Medical Center

1982 - 1987 Research Associate, Dept. of Pulmonary Medicine Veteran's

Administration Hospital, Wadsworth Medical Center

• Designed and implemented clinic flow sheets, drug therapy

evaluations, and retrospective evaluations of clinic therapy.

1982 - 1987 Consultant to the Associate Chief of Staff for Ambulatory Medicine, Wadsworth VA Medical Center

• Quality assurance and data processing issues

1979 - 1987 Lecturer Postgraduate Education, University of Southern California

1981 - 1982 President, Clinical Therapeutics and Research, Inc.

• Consulting group to laboratories, hospitals, and federal agencies on

developing pharmacokinetic and clinical services

1980 - 1981 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of California: Los

Angeles

• Research hypertension clinic, teaching, receptor laboratory, and

hypertension consults

1980 - 1981 Assistant Director of Cardiology Research Labs, Wadsworth VA Medical

1976 - 1980 Clinical Pharmacist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

• Lecturing to medical/nursing staffs, designed and implemented

TPN/CPR/pharmacokinetic/dietary/heparin infusion consulting

services, designed and implemented clinical programs in oncology

and cardiology.

1976 Staff Pharmacist, Serra Memorial Hospital

1974 - 1976 Intern Pharmacist, Serra Memorial Hospital

1972 - 1974 Intern Pharmacist, Lauren Pharmacy

1974 Intern Pharmacist, Century City Hospital




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1971 - 1976 Observatory Guide and Lecturer, Griffith Observatory

1971 - 1972 Laboratory Assistant for Cancer Research Project, USC

1969 - 1971 Health Physicist, University of Colorado

1969 - 1971 Teaching Assistant for the Department of Physics & Astrophysics,

University of Colorado

SOCIETIES

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy

American Association of Health Plans

American College of Clinical Pharmacy

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists

American Pharmaceutical Association

American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists

American Heart Association

California Society of Health Systems Pharmacists

California Pharmacists Association

International College of Angiology

International Pharmaceutical Federation

National Community Pharmacists’ Associations (formerly NARD)

Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI)

QSAD, University of Southern California

USC Alumni Association

USC Business Alumni Association

USC Commerce Associates, USC Graduate School of Business




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USC General Alumni Association

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, JMCP Editorial Advisory Board, 2015-2016

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, Diplomat Program – West Coast University, 2014

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, Special Projects Committee, 2007-2008

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, Pharmacy Quality Alliance Task force, 2007

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, Board of Directors, 2002-2004

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, Chair, Editorial Advisory Board, JMCP, 2001-2002

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, Selection Committee, Distinguished Service Award, 2001

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, Pharmacy Model Development Task Force, 1999

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, Nominating Committee, 1999

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, Professional Practice Committee, AMCP/USC Program

Planning Committee, 1992-1995

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, Professional Practice Committee, 1994-1996

Committee Chairman, 1996-1997

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, Strategic Marketing & Development Committee,

Committee Chairman, 1997-1998

Academy of Pharmacists in Managed Care, Elected Board Member, California Pharmacists

Association, 1994-1995.

Advisory Board, Springhouse Corporation, Health Education Division, 1998

American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), Budget and Finance Committee, 1995-1997

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), Professional Affairs Council, 1994-1995

American Lung Association, Education Committee, 1991-1992

California Pharmacists Association, Academy of Managed Care (AMC) Pharmacists –




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Board of Directors: 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2016-2017

California Pharmacy Association, Editor California Pharmacist Journal, 2013-2015

California Pharmacy Association, Chair California Pharmacist Journal Editorial Review

Committee, 2004-2015

California Pharmacists Association, Reference Committee A, 2003

California Pharmacists Association, Policy 3 Committee, 2000

California Pharmacy Association, California Pharmacist Editorial Review Committee, 1993

California Pharmacists Association, Committee to Restructure 2000 (CTR2000), 1996-2000

California Pharmacists Association Educational Foundation, Speaker, 1994

California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP), Website Committee, 2004

California Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP), Managed Care Task Force, 1994

California Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP), Member, Managed Care Advisory

Committee, 1995; Committee Chairman, 1996-1998

California Society of Healthcare Pharmacists (CSHP), Member, Website Committee, 2004

Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy, Development Committee, Vice Chair, 2009-2010

Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy, Development Committee, Chair Corporate Giving

Campaign, 2008-2009

ISPOR MC_PBM SIG Education Subcommittee, 2002

Managed Care Committee, Board of Chancellors, USC School of Pharmacy, 1995

Managed Care Advisory Panel, Genentech, 1995

Member, CPhA Committee on Education, 1990, 1993, 1994

Medi-Span National Pharmacy Advisory Board, 1989

Member, Pharmacy School Alumni Board, USC School of Pharmacy, 1990-present

Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI) Poster Judge, 2013

PDR Electronic Library for Windows, Medical Economics Data, Evaluator, 1995-1996




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Pharmacy Times Council of Advisors, 2010

PQA (Pharmacy Quality Assurance) Reporting Workgroup, 2006-2007

PQA (Pharmacy Quality Assurance) Data Aggregation Workgroup, 2007

Red Book Product Advisory Board, Medical Economics Data, 1993-present

Republic Health Corp., Pharmacy Blue Ribbon Committee

USC, School of Pharmacy, Curriculum Committee, Comprehensive Curriculum Review, 2/10/95

HONORS AND APPOINTMENTS

Abstract Reviewer, ACCP: 1995 Annual Meeting, 1996 Winter Forum, 1996 Annual Meeting.

Advisory Board for The State of Health Care in America 1995, Business & Health, Vol. 13, No.

3, Supplement C

Assistant Editor, DRUGDEX Information System Editorial Board, MICROMEDEX, INC.,

1994-present

Board of Councilors of the School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, 1997-2000

CPhA (California Pharmacists Association) President’s Award, 2015

Contributed Papers Review Panel, ASHP, Midyear Clinical Meeting—1993- present

Council of Pharmacists, Drug Topics and Hospital Pharmacist Report, 1993

Drug Therapy Council, California Pharmacists’ Association, 1992-present

ECRI, Expert Reviewer, Health Technology Assessment Information Service Reports, 1993

Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy, Academy of Managed Care, 1998-2001

Editorial Board, The American Journal of Managed Care, 1995-1998

Editorial Board, Health Care Business, 1997-present

Entrepreneur of the Month Award, Van Nuys Chamber of Commerce, 1988

Expert Advisory Panel on Pharmacy Practice for the 1995-2000 USP Revision Cycle, The

United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc.




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Health Care Business Digest, Editorial Board, 1995-present

Member-At-Large, Pharmacy in the 21st Century (P21), Third Strategic Planning Conference,

Lansdowne Conference Resort, Leesburg, VA, October 7-10, 1994

Reviewer for APhA OTC Handbook, 1989-1993; Chapters 5, 9 & 11, 1995

Reviewer for the Hospital Formulary, Cleveland, Ohio, 1994-present

Reviewer for Pharmacotherapy, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 1994-present

Rho Pi Phi National Pharmacy Fraternity, Vice President, USC Chapter, 1974-1976

Southern California Regional Pharmacy Cholesterol Council, 1993-1994

Spirit of Volunteerism Award, The Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy, 1997-1998

Spirit of Volunteerism Award, The Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy, 2001

VISITING PROFESSOR PROGRAMS

Astra-Merck, 1990’s

Lederle/Advantus Pharmaceuticals Pharmacy Speakers Bureau, 1993

Merck Human Services, 1990’s

Mead Johnson Pharmaceuticals Pharmacy Speakers Bureau, 1993

Special Lecturer California State University, Northridge--Physical Therapy, Gerontology/

Psychology Departments, 1990

Visiting Professor Program, Wyeth/Ayerst, 1989




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VOLUNTEER WORK

Speakers Bureau, American Heart Association, 1993

Volunteer, American Red Cross, Special Gifts Committee, 1993- 1994

Volunteer, American Cancer Society, 1993

Webelos Leader, Boy Scouts of America, Troop 92, 1989

NEWSLETTERS

Physician Cost Containment Grams©, distributed weekly to Primary Care Physician members of

Pro Pharma Physician Group Clients, 1994-present

Writer, Editor of Care America Health Plans Pharmaceutical Care Gram, distributed bimonthly

to 1500 Southern California primary care physicians, 1991-1993

Pharmacy Benefit News (PBN) distributed bi-weekly to Pro Pharma Subcribers, 2000-present

LECTURES

Various lectures to physicians, pharmacists, and managed care groups - Representative topics

include:

Antihypertensive Therapy Managed Care

Bioequivalence Pathophysiology

Cardiopulmonary Therapy Statistics for Health Care Practitioners

Design Outcome Studies Workers Comp: Therapy Cost Containment

Estrogen Replacement Therapy

Pro Pharma Education Center, YouTube, weekly short presentations, 2013 - present




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BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS

1. AMCP Experiential Learning Manual, Co-Editor, 3rd Revision, 1995

2. The IPA Pharmacy Cost Guide, A publication of the IPA Association of California, 1996

3. AMCP Managed Care Pharmacy Lecture Series, 1997

4. AMCP’s Catalog of Pharmacy Quality Indicators, 1997

5. Managed Care Pharmacy Practice, Chapter 15: Provider and Vendor Risk Contracts,

Aspen Publishers, 1999

6. Health Insurance Answer Book, Sixth Edition, 2005 Cumulative Supplement, Chapter 16,

Pharmacy Benefit Management, Aspen Publishers, 2005

a. Seventh Edition in 2006

b. the 2007 Supplement

c. the 2008 Cumulative Supplement

d. the Eighth Edition in 2009

e. the Ninth Edition in 2010

f. the Tenth Edition in 2011

g. the 2012 Supplement

7. Health Insurance Answer Book, Eighth Edition, 2009, Aspen Publishers, 2009, Chapter

24, Medicare Part D Benefit

a. the Ninth Edition in 2010

b. the Tenth Edition in 2011

c. the 2012 Supplement

8. Health Insurance Answer Book, Tenth Edition, 2013 Cumulative Supplement, Wolters

Kluwer Publishers, 2013,

a. Chapter 20, Pharmacy Benefit Management

b. Chapter 23, Medicare Part D Benefit




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9. Health Insurance Answer Book, 11th Edition, Wolters Kluwer Publishers, 2013

a. Chapter 20, Pharmacy Benefit Management

b. Chapter 23, Medicare Part D Benefit

10. Managed Care Pharmacy Practice, Second Edition, and Chapter 17 Parts 1 and 2:

Fundamentals of Healthcare Benefits from the Employer Plan Sponsor’s Perspective,

Jones and Bartlett Publishers 2009.

11. The Handbook of Employee Benefits, Seventh Edition, Health and Group Benefits.

McGraw Hills Publishers 2011. Chapter 10 Pharmacy Benefits, page 259.

POSTERS

1. Amiodarone Keratopathy: High Pressure Liquid Chromatography for Human Tear Drug

Assay. KM Gardner, CS Stern, K Muir, T Pettit, BN Singh. AAO Poster 49,

Ophthalmology, Vol.89, No. 9S, September Supplement, 1982.

2. Pharmacist Educational Communications. Craig S. Stern. AMCP Fifth Annual Meeting,

Coronado, CA, May 22-23, 1993.

3. Influencing Physician Behavior Using Comparative Cost and Utilization reports. CS

Stern. AMCP December Educational Conference, Atlanta, GA. December 3-5, 1993.

ABSTRACTS

1. "Efficacy of Procainamide infusion in converting atrial fibrillation;Relationship to left

atrial size." Halpern SW, Ellrodt G, Mandel WJ, Singh BN, Stern CS. Clin. Res.

26:237A, 1978.

2. "Demonstration of Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blockade by Amiodarone in Vitro.", CS

Stern, TK Werner, KN Nadamanee, KX Hepps, MH Burnam, BN Singh. Clin Res.

29:244A, 1981

3. "Statistical Studies on the Clustering of Superclusters of Galaxies." 123rd Meeting of the

American Astronomical Society Dec. 27-30, 1966.




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PAPERS

1. "The Nonrandomness of the Distribution of Clusters of Galaxies" Reaves & Stern,

Astronomical Journal, Vol. 72, No. 3, April 1967.

2. "The Distribution of Clusters of Galaxies." Reaves & Stern, Astronomicheskii Zhurnal,

Vol. 51,520, 1974

3. "Differences in Beta-Adrenoceptor Binding in Anterior and Inferior Myocardial Wall

Microsomes of Normal Canine Left Ventricle." MH Burnam, DH Sethna, DM Rose,

CS Stern, and, WE Shell. Cardiovascular Research, XV, No.4,239-244,4/81.

4. "Increased Inactive Creatine Kinase B Protein in the Plasma of Patients with

Malignancy." MH Burnam, JL Barstis, CS Stern, DM Rose, MA Crouch, CM Haskell,

and BN Singh. Clin Chem 27, No. 10, 1724-1728,1981.5.

5. "Creatinine Kinase-An Enzymatic Marker of Lung Cancer and Injury." A Williams, CS

Stern, L Taketa, E Pappas, MH Burnam. ARRD,125,79,1982.

6. "Analysis of amiodarone and desethylamiodarone in serum and tears by reversed-phase

high-performance liquid chromatography." Keith T. Muir, Karin A. Kook, Craig Stern,

Kathryn Gardner. Journal of Chromatography, 374(1986), 394-399.

7. "PISA-A New Noninvasive Method for Early Detection and Quantification of Ischemia

in Hypertensive Patients." K Prasad, MM Gupta, PN Nikiforuk, BN Ezenwa, K Ito, CS

Stern, P Rebenal, BN Singh, PM Shah. Journal of Vascular Diseases, 75-87, Feb. 1985.

8. "Pro Drug Considerations in the Choice of Pharmaceutical Alternates," Craig Stern,

Pharm.D. Lyphomed Microlink Update, Vol. 2, No. 9, September 1985.

9. "Modern Antibiotic Therapy...Return to Basic Principles." Craig Stern, Pharm.D.

Lyphomed MicroLink Update, Vol. 1, No. 12, December 1986.

10. "Opportunities Exist for Hospital Pharmacy to Service AIDS Clinics." Craig Stern,

Pharm.D. Pharmacy West, 18-19, 4/87.

11. "Assertive Communication for Pharmacists." Craig Stern, Carol Stern. Pharmaguide to

Hospital Medicine, Vol. 2, Issue 2, 1-7, 1988.

12. "Rx for Pain: Pharmacologic Management of Low Back Pain." Craig Stern. Industrial

Indemnity Preferred Provider Update, Vol. 3, No. 2, Spring 1991.

13. Estrogen Replacement Therapy. Stern, Craig. California Pharmacist, 9/91,44-48.




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14. Antihistamines, Care America Health Plans Pharmaceutical CareGram: Stern, Craig.

Volume #I, April 1991.

15. The Use of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Care America Health Plans

Pharmaceutical CareGram: Stern, Craig. Volume #II, July 1991.

16. Benzodiazepine Hypnotics, Care America Health Plans Pharmaceutical CareGram: Stern,

Craig. Volume #III, October 1991.

17. Estrogen Replacement Therapy, Care America Health Plans Pharmaceutical CareGram:

Stern, Craig. Volume #IV, February 1992.

18. H2 Antagonists for the Treatment of Peptic Ulcer Disease, Care America Health Plans

Pharmaceutical CareGram: Stern, Craig. Volume #V, June 1992.

19. What Does Managed Care Want From Pharmacy? Stern, Craig, California Pharmacist,

May 1993.

20. The Role of the Pharmacist in the Managed Health Care Setting. Stern, Craig S., PharmD

in Effective Communication for Pharmacists and Other Health Care Professionals.

Sigband, Norman B., Ph.D., University of Southern California, Sep 1993.

21. COMMENTARY--The Role of the Pharmacist in the Managed Health Care Setting in

Effective Communication for Pharmacists and Other Health Care Professionals. Sigband,

NB. Pp 211-212, 1995. Pub. by Counterpoint Publications, Upland, CA.

22. Evaluation of Financial and Service Indicators for LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School

District) School-Based Health Clinics. Chuck LeRoy, Carol Stern, Craig Stern.

University of Southern California, Graduate School of Business. May 1993.

23. Gaining Share in SGIF (Small Group, Individual, and Family): An Environmental

Analysis and Outline of Strategic Options for United Health Plan. University of Southern

California, Graduate School of Business Administration. Dillehay R, Ludwig J., Moran

G., Stern C., and Stern C. April 4, 1994.

24. Implementing a Plan for Membership Growth: A Map for Boosting SGIF Membership.

Dillehay R., Ludwig J., Moran G., Stern C., Stern C. University of Southern California,

Graduate School of Business Administration. May 1994.

25. Outlook for Mail-Order Pharmacy in the United States. Craig S. Stern. SPECTRUM

Health Care Delivery and Economics, Decision Resources, Inc. June 30, 1994.

26. Evaluating the Pharmacy Benefit. Craig S. Stern. Employee Benefit Plan Review..

December 1994, No. 6, pp. 22-26. Pub. by Charles D. Spencer & Associates, Inc.




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27. Capitation Contracts for Pharmacy. Craig Stern. California Pharmacist May 1995:21-24.

28. Managed Care Pharmacy Agreements. Craig S. Stern & Claudia H. Myles. California

Pharmacist, June 1995:18-19

29. Examples of Capitation Experiences in Retail Pharmacy. Craig S. Stern. California

Pharmacist, August 1995:28-30

30. Evaluating the performance of a pharmacy benefit management company. Craig S. Stern.

Am J Health-Syst Pharm, Vol. 52, Sep 1, 1995:1865-1867

31. How to Evaluate Pharmacy Benefit Offerings. Craig S. Stern. Employee Benefit Plan

Review. December 1995, No. 6, p. 27-30. Pub. by Charles D. Spencer & Associates, Inc.

32. Academic Detailing: What’s in a Name? Craig S. Stern. JCMP, Vol. 2, No. 2, Mar/Apr

1996:88-90.

33. Disease Management--An Uncertain Future. Craig S. Stern, Pharm.D. Managed Care

Pharmacy Practice, January/February 1996: 11.

34. Ideas and Initiatives in the Managed Care Marketplace. Craig S. Stern. The American

Journal of Managed Care, Vol. II, No. 3, March 1996: 311-314.

35. Pharmacy Benefit Managers and Hospital Pharmacists: How Do They Interact? Craig S.

Stern. CJHP, Vol. 8, No. 4, July/August 1996: 20-21.

36. CHINs: Pharmacy Can’t Afford To Be Left Out. Craig S. Stern and Patrick D. Pothier.

The American Journal of Managed Care, Vol. 2, No. 7, July/August 1996:888-892.

37. Assessment/Development of Market Research Capacity for Private Pharmacies. Craig S.

Stern. Zdrav Reform Program, AID Contract No. CCN-0004-C-00-4023-00, Task Order

521; September, 1996.

38. Case Management and Managed Care. Craig S. Stern. Managed Care Selling Edge,

Volume 3, Number 3, November/December 1996.

39. The MedGuide Requirements: Opportunities for the Pharmaceutical Industry. Craig S.

Stern and Carol J. Stern. Spectrum Express Health Care Delivery and Economics,

Decision Resources, Inc. Press Date: March 6, 1997.

40. How to Evaluate Disease State Management Programs. Craig S. Stern. JMCP, Vol. 3,

No. 3, May/June 1997: 270-278.

41. New Tools for Analyzing Data, Making Decisions, and Forecasting Trends. Craig S.

Stern. Drug Benefit Trends, May 1997: 43-49.




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42. Managing Today’s Patients. Craig S. Stern and Carol J. Stern. Health Care Business

Digest, Vol. 3, No. 5, May 1998.

43. Expanding Role of Pharmacists: Impact on Pharmaceutical Sales. Craig S. Stern, Carol J.

Stern. Spectrum Express Health Care Delivery and Economics, Decision Resources, Inc.

November 20, 1998.

44. Defining and Adding Value to Healthcare Alliances. Craig S. Stern, Andrew Muniz, Col.

James W. Normark. Essentials of Healthcare Alliances. Supplement to Federal

Practitioner for the Healthcare Professionals of the VA, DOD, and PHS. Vol. 15, No. 8,

October 1998:17-20.

45. Building on JMCP’s Solid Foundation. Craig Stern. Perspectives, JMCP, Vol. 5, No.5,

September/October 1999:380.

46. Why Would JMCP Publish a Paper That Invites Controversy? Craig Stern. Perspectives,

JMCP, Vol. 5, No. 6, November/December 1999: 474

47. The History, Philosophy, and Principles of Pharmacy Benefits. Craig S. Stern. JMCP,

Vol. 5, No. 6, November/December 1999: 525-535.

48. The Future of Managed Care. Craig Stern. California Pharmacist, Vol. XLVII, No.1,

Winter 1999/2000, 30-33.

49. Perspectives. Craig Stern. JMCP, Vol. 6, No. 1, January/February 2000:6.

50. Perspectives. Craig Stern. JMCP, Vol. 6, No. 2, March/April 2000:97-98.

51. Responding to Direct-to-Consumer Advertising. Perspectives. Craig Stern. JMCP, Vol.

6, No. 3, May/June 2000:201-202.

52. The “ISMS” Drive the Future of Managed Care. Perspectives. The Self-Insurer, Volume

18, July 2000:18-19.

53. Improving the Health Care System. Perspectives. Craig Stern. JMCP, Vol. 6, No. 4,

July/August 2000:276.

54. Customize, Individualize, and Make It All Mine! Perspectives. Craig Stern. JMCP, Vol.

6, No. 5, September/October 2000:337.

55. Is There No Prescription to Decrease Health Care Outlays in the Face of an Aging

Population? Perspectives. Craig Stern. JMCP, Vol. 6, No. 6, November/December

2000:450-451.




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56. Manufacturer-Provider Alliances: Case Studies of the Nature of and Prospects for

Several Model Arrangements. Craig S. Stern. JMCP, Vol. 2, No. 1, May / June 1996:

227-239

57. Waiting for an Epiphany, or Planning for Vision? Perspectives. Craig Stern. JMCP,

Vol. 7, No. 1, January/February 2001:4.

58. Prescription Pharmaceutical Market Goes Global for Consumers. Perspectives. Craig

Stern. JMCP, Vol. 7, No. 3, May/June 2001:179.

59. Zero Tolerance. Perspectives. Craig Stern. JMCP, Vol. 7, No. 4, July 2001:253-254.

60. Is There No Prescription to Decrease Health Care Outlays in the Face of an Aging

Population? The Self-Insurer, Volume 18, October 2001: 8-14.

61. Assuming Action From Managed Care-to-Provider Communications. Perspectives.

Craig Stern. JMCP, Vol. 7, No. 6, November/December 2001: 433-434.

62. Partnering with Physician Groups to Develop Outcomes Studies. Craig S. and Carol J.

Stern. Selling Edge, Vol. 8, Number 3, November/December 2001:8-9.

63. Key Issues Often Not Addressed in Physician Organizations’ Pharmacy Benefit

Contracts. Craig Stern. TIPS on Managed Care, Vol. 5, No. 5, Nov/Dec 2001:20-22.

64. Pharmacy Benefit Management: New Strategies. Craig S. Stern. Employee Benefit

Issues The Multiemployer Perspective, Vol. 43, 2001:306-311.

65. ADHC – The Center for Medication and Wellness. Craig S. Stern. Care Giver, Winter

2003:1-3

66. Screening of Pharmacy Invoices Should Become Standard Operating Procedure. Craig S.

Stern. Healthcare Savings Chronicle, Vol. 1, Issue 18, June 2004.

67. The Pharmacists Role in Screening for Men’s Health. Craig Stern and Sharlyn Guillema.

California Pharmacist, Vol. LI, No. 4, Autumn 2004:38-41.

68. The Prevalence of Substance Abuse. Craig Stern and Karen Holst. California

Pharmacist, Vol. LII, No. 1, Winter 2004-2005:25-27.

69. The Epidemiology of Women’s Disease: The Pharmacist Role in Screening for Women’s

Health. Danielle Colayco and Craig Stern, PharmD, MBA. California Pharmacist, Vol.

LII, No. 2, Spring 2005:8-13.

70. How to Get What You Want in PBM Contracting & RFPs. Craig Stern, PharmD, MBA.

The Health Care Chronicles, Volume 3 Issue 4, April 2005




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71. The Pharmacists Role in Screening for Men’s Health. Craig Stern and Sharlyn Guillema.

America’s PHARMACIST, June 2005:26-29.

72. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). Craig S. Stern, PharmD, MBA, Tamar

Antossian, PharmD and Christie Choo. California Pharmacist, Vol. LII, No. 3, Summer

2005:25-30.

73. Medication Safety & Education. Why “Just Trust Me” Doesn’t Fly. Craig S. Stern.

California Pharmacist, Vol. LII, No. 4, Autumn 2005: 8-9.

74. Peptic Ulcer Disease, An Opportunity for Pharmacists to Improve Clinical Outcomes &

Decrease Healthcare Costs. California Pharmacist, Vol. LII, No. 4, Autumn 2005: 25-31.

75. Insource Pharmacy Benefit Management While Outsourcing Transparent Claim

Administration. Craig S. Stern. Healthcare Savings Chronicle, January 2006.

76. The Public Wants a Free Lunch & You Have to Cook It! Craig S. Stern. California

Pharmacist, Vol. LIII, No. 1, Winter 2006: 8-10.

77. The Beers Criteria – A Quality Tool, Christina Phan and Craig S. Stern. California

Pharmacist, Vol. LIII, No. 3, Summer 2006: 51-53.

78. Health Insurance Answer Book, Seventh Edition, Chapter 16: Pharmacy Benefit

Management. 2006 Aspen Publishers

79. Model: Geriatric Consulting Service, Joon Cha and Craig S. Stern. California Pharmacist,

Vol. LIII, No. 3, Summer 2006: 28-29.

80. Model: Pharmacist as Part of an Integral Team of Healthcare Providers, Artin

Dembekjian & Craig S. Stern. California Pharmacist, Vol. LIII, No. 3, Sum 2006: 30-31.

81. Rebates… The How-To’s of Auditing, Craig S. Stern, The Health Savings Chronicles,

Vol. 4, Issue 10, October 2006

82. Workers’ Compensation Pharmacy Vendor Contracts Craig S. Stern. Healthcare Savings

Chronicle, Vol. 5, Issue 4, April 2007.

83. Setting the Standard for a Compounding Practice. Candace Tan & Craig Stern.

California Pharmacist, Vol. LIV, No. 2, Spring 2007:40.

84. Health Insurance Answer Book, Seventh Edition Supplement, Chapter 16: Pharmacy

Benefit Management. 2007 Aspen Publishers

85. How to Get What You Want in PBM Contracting & RFPs. Craig Stern, PharmD, MBA.

The Health Care Chronicles, Volume 5 Issue 7, July 2007




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86. A Physician Case Study: An Alternative Approach for Utilizing the URAC Tools. Paul

Ridgely, MA, John Manchin, DO, Carol Stern, RN, BSN, MBA, Craig Stern, RPh,

PharmD, MBA. Risk & Insurance Online Magazine April 15, 2008.

87. ESPRIT Trial. Khanh Nguyen 2010 PharmD Candidate, Caterina Equinozio 2009

PharmD Candidate, and Craig Stern, PharmD, MBA. California Pharmacists Journal

Vol. LV, No.1, Winter 2008

88. Managed Care Problems and Perspectives for Pharmacy. California Pharmacist Journal,

Vol LV, No. 3, Summer 2008, page 16

89. Bringing Rx Benefits In-House – Benefit or Not? California Pharmacist Journal, Vol

LV, No. 3, Summer 2008, page 30-34.

90. CATIE Trial Review of Phases 1 and 2. California Pharmacist Journal, Vol LV, No. 3,

Summer 2008, page 52-56.

91. Why Do We Pay Invoices For Electronic Prescription Claims As If They Were Paper?

The Healthcare Savings Chronicle, June 2008

92. Health Insurance Answer Book, Seventh Edition Cumulative Supplement, Chapter 16:

Pharmacy Benefit Management. 2007 Aspen Publishers

93. ADVANCE Trial. S. Patel, S. Strite, M. Stuart, C. Stern. California Pharmacist Journal,

Vol LV, No. 4, Fall 2008, page 58-61.

94. Managed Care Pharmacy Practice, Second Edition, Chapter 17: Fundamentals of

Healthcare Benefits from the Employer Plan Sponsor’s Perspective, December 2008

95. What Are MMA Part D Audits All About? Benefits & Compensation Digest Volume

46 Number 2, pages 28-31, February, 2009

96. Health Insurance Answer Book, Eighth Edition, Chapter 16: Pharmacy Benefit


97. Health Insurance Answer Book, Eighth Edition, Chapter 24: Medicare Part D Benefit.

2009 Aspen Publishers

98. Jupiter Trial, Genene Salman, Kristina Tran, Sandy Chan, and Craig Stern, PharmD,

MBA, FASHP, With Guest Editors Sheri A. Strite and Michael E. Stuart, MD California

Pharmacist Journal, Spring 2009

99. Answering Questions About Pharmacy Benefit Management Contracts, Craig Stern,

PharmD, MBA, FASHP, and Barry Pascal, PharmD California Pharmacist Journal,

Spring 2009




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100. Pharmacists Question Payers and PBM Agreements – They Want to Know and

Understand Craig Stern, PharmD, MBA, FASHP, and Barry Pascal, PharmD California

Pharmacist Journal, Spring 2009 – Extended Website version

101. Introduction: The Pharmacist’s Role in Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes of the Diabetic

Patient, Craig Stern. California Pharmacist Journal, Summer 2009, page 16.

102. The Effects of Obesity and Overweight on Health, Monitoring for BMI at Every Visit,

Jason Lebowitz, Michael Pazirandeh, and Craig Stern. California Pharmacist Journal,

Summer 2009, page 22-25.

103. Corner Drug Store Diabetes Practice, Christine Nguyen and Craig Stern. California

Pharmacist Journal, Summer 2009, page 47.

104. Chloramphenicol Wound Infection Prophylaxis. Michelle Chun, Patty Fong, and Craig

Stern. California Pharmacist Journal, Vol. LVI, No. 4, Fall 2009, 56-58.

105. BARI2 Trial, Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Stable Ischemic Heart Disease,

Michael Pazirandeh and Craig Stern. California Pharmacist Journal, Vol. LVII, No. 1,

Winter 2010, 46-49.

106. The Role of Pharmacists in Substance Abuse. Craig Stern. California Pharmacist Journal,

Vol. LVII, No. 2, Spring 2010, 22

107. Plato Trial. Tina Liu, Craig Stern. California Pharmacist Journal, Vol. LVII, No. 2,

Spring 2010, 46-48.

108. Health Insurance Answer Book, Ninth Edition, Chapter 16: Pharmacy Benefit


109. Health Insurance Answer Book, Ninth Edition, Chapter 24: Medicare Part D Benefit.


110. Latest drug developments in the field of cardiovascular disease. CS Stern, J. Lebowitz.

Int J Angiol 2010;19(3):e100-e105

111. Clinical Pharmacist Services to the Medical Home Model. Dan Castillo, Himmet Dajee,

Craig Stern. California Pharmacist, Winter 2011, page 20-22.

112. Evidence-Based Medicine Review: Arbiter 6 Halts Trial. Melody Chien, Justin Yee,

Craig Stern. California Pharmacist, Spring 2011, page 54-57.

113. Health Insurance Answer Book, Tenth Edition, Chapter 20: Pharmacy Benefit





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114. Health Insurance Answer Book, Tenth Edition, Chapter 23: Medicare Part D Benefit.


115. Controlling Hypertension and Hypotension Immediately Post Stroke Study, T. Chou, M.

Lau, C. Stern. California Pharmacist Journal, Vol.v LVIII, No. 4, Fall 2011, page 45-46.

116. Medicare Part D Update 2012. Eric Wee, Craig Stern. Academy of Managed Care

Newsletter, California Pharmacists Association, January 2012, Issue No. 1

117. “County Safety-Net Behavioral Health Service Business Model”, Craig Stern, California

Pharmacist, Spring 2012; pages 33-35

118. U.S. Healthcare Reform: Summary of Key Points. Brian Chou, Chrissie Chew, Craig

Stern. AMC Newsletter, September 2012, Academy of Managed Care, California

Pharmacists Association

119. Pharmacists’ Management in HIV – An Introduction. Craig S. Stern. California

Pharmacist Journal, Vol. LIX, No. 4, Fall 2012, page 13.

120. Inter-Pharmacist Collaboration in HIV Patients. Craig S. Stern, Chrissie Chew, Brian

Chow. California Pharmacist Journal, Vol. LIX, No. 4, Fall 2012, page 28.

121. How to Use Predictive Analytics to Improve Medication Adherence at a Population

Level. Michael Pazirandeh and Craig Stern. California Pharmacist Journal, Vol. LX, No.

4, Fall 2013, page 16-20

122. Health Insurance Answer Book, Eleventh Edition, Chapter 20: Pharmacy Benefit


123. Health Insurance Answer Book, Eleventh Edition, Chapter 23: Medicare Part D Benefit.


124. Update on Biosimilars. Jason Chen and Craig Stern. AMC Newsletter, September 9,

2014, Academy of Managed Care, California Pharmacists Association

125. Community Antibiotic Stewardship. Christopher Lee, Michael Pazirandeh and Craig

Stern. California Pharmacist Journal, Vol. LXI, No. 3, Summer 2014, page 40-46

126. Linagliptin for Patients – Evidence-Based Medicine Review. Michael Wong, Kevin Wu,

Justin Yu, and Craig Stern. California Pharmacist Journal, Vol. LXI, No. 3, Summer

2014, page 48-51.

127. Update on Biosimilars. Jason Chan, Craig Stern. California Pharmacist Journal, Vol.

LXI, No. 4, Fall 2014, page 44-47.




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128. Combating and Epidemic of Prescription Opioid Abuse. D. Pon, K. Awuah, D. Curi, E.

Okyere, and C. Stern. California Dental Association Journal, Vol. 43, No. 11, November

2015, page 673

129. Health Insurance Answer Book, Twelfth Edition, Chapter 20: Pharmacy Benefit


130. Health Insurance Answer Book, Twelfth Edition, Chapter 23: Medicare Part D Benefit.


131. Combating and Epidemic of Prescription Opioid Abuse. D. Pon, K. Awuah, D.Cuir, E.

Okyere and C. Stern. California Pharmacist Journal, Vol. LXIII, No. 1, Winter 2016, pg.

23-29

132. Medication Utilization… The Great Multiplier! Craig S. Stern, International Journal of

Pharmacy Practice, Volume 24, Issue 2, April 2016, Pages: 75–77, Version of Record

online : 15 MAR 2016, DOI: 10.1111/ijpp.12264

133. Recommendation for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). C. Stern, A. Magnaye.

California Pharmacist Journal, Vol. LXIII, No 3, Summer 2016, pg. 13-14

134. Recommendations for the Treatment of Migraine Headaches. C. Stern, A. Magnaye.

California Pharmacist Journal, Vol. LXIII, No.3, Summer 2016, pg. 16-17

135. Effects of Extended-Release Niacin with Laropiprant in High-Risk Patients. Jiehye Sarah

Park, Christopher Yamamoto, Sukhjit Sagoo, Craig Stern. California Pharmacist Journal,

Vol. LXIII, No.3, Summer 2016, pg. 32-38

136. Specialty Pharmaceuticals: The New Frontier. Craig S. Stern. PBMI Perspectives, Vol.

16, No. 8, October 2016

137. Recommendations for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain. Andrew Magnaye, Craig S.

Stern. California Pharmacist, Vol. LXIII, No. 4, Fall 2016, pg 36-37

138. Recommendations for the Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency. Andrew Magnaye, Craig

S. Stern. California Pharmacist, Vol. LXIII, No. 4, Fall 2016, pg. 26-29

139. Specialty Pharmaceuticals – The New Frontier. Craig Stern. California Pharmacist

Journal, Vol. 64, No. 1, Winter 2017

140. The Future of Health Care: Managed Care to Population Health, A Volume-to-Value

Model, Craig Stern. California Pharmacist Journal, Vol. LXIV, No. 2, Spring 2017, pg.

18-23




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141. Recommendations for the Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

(ADHD). Thuy Le, Craig S. Stern. California Pharmacist Journal, Vol. LXIV, No. 2,

Spring 2017, pg. 41-43


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