As noted in a 2018 study conducted by the National Institutes Of Health (NIH), one of the cornerstones of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the Hospital Quality Initiative for enhancing patient safety, reducing hospital readmissions, improving quality, and minimizing healthcare costs. The cost of patient readmissions to hospitals According to … Read More
Meds To Beds
Corporate Trainer Becky Clark: Welcome To The “Pharmily”
Week One: Tallahassee, Florida. Training at the pharmacy. Week Two: Holyoke, Massachusetts. Training at the pharmacy. Week Three: Houma, Louisiana. Training at the pharmacy. Week Four: Home. You’d think, at some point, that a life spent mostly on the road — living out of a suitcase, repeating the same processes week-in and week-out — might … Read More
Overcome 340B ESP & Other Manufacturer Restrictions With Software And Human Insight
POST OUTLINE PHASE ONE: Organizing 340B data, coordinating teams Connecting and educating 340B system providers Requalifying all eligible, but unreimbursed, 340B scripts Retrieving 340B eligible-script data Establishing communication lines between internal and external 340B teams Why specialized software is essential for successful 340B programs The central problem with most 340B programs’ data Why 340B software … Read More
Using 340B To Optimize Patient Care And ROI Throughout Your Health System
Far too many 340B hospitals overlook pharmacy’s overall potential in their health systems’ revenue cycles. Below is a graphic overview of ProxsysRx’s integrated approach to optimizing a health system’s pharmacy services, savings and revenue. In 340B support alone, we’ve generated over $500 million for the hospitals we serve — revenue those systems have used to … Read More
Ocean Springs PIC Mae Durkin: So THIS Is What A Pharmacy Career Can Be.
The first thing new patients at ProxsysRx’s Pharmacy in Ocean Springs notice about Mae Durkin are the good manners. While she greets them by their first names, it’s always preceded by the title: “Mister” John, “Miss” Jane. It’s more than a habit. It’s an hereditary trait. (“My mother didn’t get mad much, but one of … Read More
Enhancing Patient Care and System Revenue: The Case for Onsite Specialty Pharmacies in 340B Hospitals
Why a Specialty Pharmacy? (Overview) As chronic illnesses become increasingly common in the United States, the number of specialty medications for managing these conditions has skyrocketed. According to a report by The American Hospital Association, the number of Americans with chronic medical conditions will grow by a projected 9% between 2020 and 2030, an increase … Read More
For TMH Pharmacist-In-Charge Mariana Elia, It’s All About The Relationship.
If you’re a first-time patient of ProxsysRx’s pharmacy at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, and you want to get Mariana Elia talking, really talking, it helps to know key trigger words. Key words and phrases like “Hello,” “How are you?” and “Tell me about yourself.” All highly effective for starting a lively conversation, to be sure. But … Read More
The Best 340B Program Is More Than Just A 340B Program. Much More.
Congress established the 340B program in 1992 to help non-profit hospitals fill-in the significant revenue gaps inherent to their business models. What the bill’s supporters did not foresee, and what very few eligible health systems realize — even today — is that 340B can function as the central hub of a multi-point program. One that … Read More
Leveraging Partnerships With Drug Manufacturers To Overcome 340B Restrictions On Specialty Drugs
It’s no secret that the 340B Drug Pricing Program has been a lifeline for eligible health systems, enabling them to fill-in the massive revenue gaps inherent to the non-profit-hospital business model (and, in the process, support their mission of providing quality care to our nation’s most vulnerable patients) through access to discounted prescription refills. At … Read More
ProxsysRx’s Meds To Beds Program Makes Immediate Impact Upon Launch At TMH
To date, we’ve published a dozen posts either detailing, or mentioning-in-passing, the clinical and financial benefits a well-run Meds To Beds program offers hospitals and the patients they serve. Which is why we thought it was time to report some of the personal benefits our program delivers — with a handful of stories we’ve heard … Read More