CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As the influence of Managed Care continues to grow, so too do the activities that biopharma companies carry out as part of interacting with the managed care sector. Consequently, pharmaceutical and medical device leaders have placed an increased importance on these activities, as the strength of these organizations has become closely intertwined with marketplace success.

On average, the Best Practices, LLC benchmark class drastically increased investment levels to $3 million per FTE in 2010 compared to one-half million in 2003. To meet the needs of Managed Care leaders trying to defend their resource and investment levels, Best Practices, LLC conducted a comprehensive research study to identify the industry standards for staffing data (FTE), outsourcing, budget and efficiency metrics.

In addition, relative to 2003, Managed Care groups increased the percentage of budget allocated for payor pricing activity by 13% in 2010, according to "Resource Benchmarks for U.S. Pharmaceutical Managed Care Operations," a new primary research study conducted by Best Practices, LLC.

Download a complimentary white paper at http:/www.best-in-class.com/rr1141.htm that includes selected best practices drawn from extensive primary research with 12 participants, ranging from senior leaders to managers of managed markets, from 10 leading bio-pharma and medical device companies.

Study topics include:

• Overall Staffing Levels
• Outsourcing Levels
• Staffing Levels Per Key Activity
• Staffing Levels Linked to Brands Supported
• Financial Investment for U.S. Managed Care Group and Key Activities
• Staffing Efficiency Measures

The full report contains over 110 benchmark metrics and critical best practices, delivering insights into the most effective Managed Care operations, tactics and activities to provide a recent look at staffing and resourcing levels in Managed Care.

Specifically, this primary research identifies the resource levels, structure and revenue of U.S. Managed Care groups for major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. This benchmark study provides managed care leaders with important benchmarks on the optimal size of U.S. Managed Care groups linked to activities performed to allow managed care leaders to assess their efficiency level relative to peers.

For more information on this study and other recent primary research studies, contact us at 919.403.0251 or at bestpractices@best-in-class.com.

BEST PRACTICES, LLC is a leading benchmarking, consulting and advisory services firm serving biopharmaceutical and medical device companies worldwide. Best Practices, LLC's clients include all the top 10 and 48 of the top 50 global healthcare companies.

The firm conducts primary research and consulting using its comprehensive proprietary benchmarking tools and analysis. The operational insights, findings and analysis form the basis for our Benchmarking Reports, databases and advisory services to support executives in commercial and R&D operations.

Best Practices, LLC believes in the profound principle that organizations can chart a course to superior economic performance by studying the best business practices, operating tactics and winning strategies of world-class companies.

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