health system pharmacy

The Operating Room is a dynamic setting. The medications used are high risk and need immediate monitoring and oversight. At any moment, a patient’s condition can turn critical. Find out how pharmacy and anesthesia leaders at Atrium Wake Forest Baptist implemented solutions to help them ensure patient safety, drug availability, and compliance. 

Health systems are continuously being challenged to ensure IV preparations are prepared safely and accurately while complying with increasingly complex regulations. As a result, many rely on 503B outsourcing pharmacies to provide the vast majority of their pre-mixed compounded sterile products. But as product shortages and pricing fluctuations in the supply chain become more acute, rather than provide relief, 503Bs actually can put more pressure on pharmacy staffs and budget. 

Joining host Ken Perez  to discuss are pharmacy leaders who met those challenges by going against the trend – by insourcing their sterile compounding, with a twist. 

• Joseph J. DiCubellis, RPh, MPH, Senior Director of Pharmacy Services for the University of Maryland Medical System and Senior Director of Pharmacy, University of Maryland Medical Center
• Yevgeniya Kogan-Hardesty, PharmD, BCSCP, Sterile Compounding, Pharmacy Manager, University of Maryland Medical Center

Persistent labor shortages are forcing health system pharmacy leaders to rethink their operational and clinical choices. Learn how innovative leaders at Owensboro Health are sidestepping labor issues, up-leveling clinical programs, and optimizing medication management processes with advanced robotics and software operated by a dedicated resident expert.

The 340B Drug Pricing Program continues to prove itself as a vital source of billions of dollars of funding for much needed patient care. Yet, aspects of the program today are facing significant challenges that threaten the very foundation of the program and our safety-net providers. To sort out these legal, policy, and financial complexities, we’re joined by the definitive 340B Program insider, Ted Slafsky. 

Pharmacy dashboards are no longer enough. To manage organizational complexity and make better informed decisions, pharmacy leaders need dynamic intelligence tools. Learn how emerging technologies, including predictive and prescriptive analytics, can take medication management to the next level.

The Autonomous Pharmacy Advisory Board has launched a free, self-assessment tool to help health system pharmacy leaders determine their current state performance against five key dimensions: safety, efficiency, regulatory compliance, financial performance, and human resource management. Learn how pharmacy leaders from Baptist Health are using their self-assessment results as a strategic tool to chart a pathway to achieving a fully autonomous pharmacy. 

Learn how health systems can leverage a vibrant, pharmacy-finance partnership to drive successful 340B programs, and allow pharmacy staff more time to focus on patient care. Find out why 340B program management has evolved, the program challenges that health systems still face, and the data and operational complexities that necessitate a cross-functional approach. 

Guests:                                 

Eric Iorfido, PharmD, 340B Program Manager, Penn Highlands DuBois, PA

Charles Hirner, RPh, Senior Director, Omnicell 340B Operations

Host:    Ken Perez, Vice President, Healthcare Policy and Government Affairs, Omnicell