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Is Specialty Pharmacy Right For You?

The Happy PharmD

In the world of pharmacy, the realm of specialty pharmacy stands as a beacon of opportunity and challenge alike. Specialty pharmacists handle a diverse array of medications, spanning more than 40 disease states and encompassing over 400 specialized medicines. Flexibility in specialty pharmacy varies by employer and role.

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Omnicell Unveils Specialty Pharmacy Services in Summer 2022 Release

Omnicell

Carmine DeNardo VP and General Manager, Specialty Pharmacy Services, Omnicell Despite the widespread adoption of electronic health records, pharmacy management systems, and other digital technologies, managing patients and medications across the continuum of care remains a significant challenge.

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STAT+: Sanford Health aims to shake off a run of failed deals by snapping up a $3 billion Wisconsin health system

STAT

The $7 billion, 45-hospital system plans to absorb Marshfield Clinic Health System, a $3 billion system of 11 hospitals across Wisconsin and northern Michigan. The proposed deal would make Sanford Marshfield’s parent company, creating a 56-hospital system with Sanford’s name, CEO, and headquarters in Sioux Falls, S.D.

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Addressing Specialty Pharmacy Adherence Challenges Head On

Omnicell

Sarah Kester, PharmD Pharmaceutical Program Manager, Omnicell Specialty Pharmacy Services Medication non-adherence is a crippling problem in healthcare today, causing unnecessary hospitalizations and escalating costs. 2 Specialty pharmacy is a hotbed for adherence issues.

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Pharma á la carte 04/20/23

The Honest Apothecary

.” Reminds of the classic book by Fred Lee, If Disney Ran Your Hospital. ” Specialty Pharmacy vs. Physician Buy-and-Bill “The study found that drugs were less costly for patients when payers leveraged a specialty pharmacy.”

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Piloting the PQA Specialty Pharmacy Turnaround Time Quality Measure

PQA

The use of specialty medicine has grown rapidly in recent decades, fueling parallel growth in the number of specialty pharmacies that serve patients who are prescribed specialty medications. Results of this work were published in the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy in October 2022.

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Healthcare Dealmakers—Elevance to acquire Kroger Specialty Pharmacy; Optum to buy Steward's physician group and more

Fierce Healthcare

RevSpring switches private equity owners, Tenet sells off more hospitals, a $21 billion healthcare real estate merger and more dealmaking news from the month of March.