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The value of pharmacist interventions in supporting safe medication use

Specialty patients benefit every day from pharmacists being at the center of their clinical and care management. For example, when pharmacists perform clinical interventions, it can support safe medication use…

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Celebrating Our Nurses

As we celebrate Nurses Week, one of our nurses, Shanna, provides unique insight into how she adjusted to the new challenges she faced amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. As a nurse…

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Raising Awareness to Cure Hepatitis C

May is Hepatitis C (Hep C) Awareness Month and Shields is proud to support over 5000 patients with Hep C across the country. At Shields, improving lives and elevating performance…

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Study Shows Shields Health Solutions Integrated Specialty Pharmacy Model Significantly Reduces Total Cost of Care

BOSTON, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Shields Health Solutions (Shields), the leading health system specialty pharmacy integrator, announced today the results of a joint study with Optum Advisory Services that…

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Family Planning With Multiple Sclerosis

March is Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Month and Shields is proud to support over 5000 patients across 20 of our partner health-systems with their MS treatment. According to the National…

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Celebrating Women’s History Month!

March is Women’s History Month and we at Shields celebrate our female staff who are vital to the success of our mission. Our work force is 71 percent female and…

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How The Shields Care Model Addresses Inequities

In this blog, we take a glance at some of the health inequities that the Black community faces in the United States and share a story on how the Shields…

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Patients with Complex Chronic Illnesses Can Now Receive More Affordable Medications and New Pharmacy Services With No Added Costs

NORFOLK, Va. & STOUGHTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Over the last four months, Sentara Healthcare patients with complex, chronic conditions have benefitted from access to specialized pharmacy services to help lower costs, expand…

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ExceleraRx, LLC Supports Careers in Health System Specialty Pharmacy with Virtual Residency Rotation

The Excelera® Residency Rotation is designed for pharmacists in residency programs affiliated with Excelera Network members. Attendees will learn about integrated specialty pharmacy, Excelera and the Excelera Network, and explore a variety of topics intended to provide pharmacy and administrative residents perspective on different aspects of health system specialty pharmacy (HSSP). The virtual program consists of four, one-hour sessions which include interactive experiences with thought leaders in HSSP as well as the opportunity to present research.
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Providing Injection Support

This week’s Care Corner Blog is a patient story shared to us by our clinical pharmacist, Lauren Skilton, who went above and beyond to help her patient feel comfortable with…