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Oncology 503 503 Shields Health Solutions

Oncology

Cancer, a genetic disease in which some of the body’s cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body, is caused by changes to genes that control the…

Diabetes 500 500 Shields Health Solutions

Diabetes

Diabetes is a chronic disease caused by either a deficiency in insulin production or insulin resistance. In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin, a hormone needed to…

Walgreens To Buy $970M Majority Stake In Specialty Pharmacy Developer 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Walgreens To Buy $970M Majority Stake In Specialty Pharmacy Developer

Walgreens Boots Alliance is investing $970 million for a majority stake in a specialty pharmacy company that works with hospitals and health systems to set up and run their own…

Walgreens Boots Alliance Makes Majority Investment in Shields Health Solutions, Expanding Position in Fast-Growing Specialty Pharmacy Market 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Walgreens Boots Alliance Makes Majority Investment in Shields Health Solutions, Expanding Position in Fast-Growing Specialty Pharmacy Market

DEERFIELD, Ill. & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) and Shields Health Solutions today announced that WBA, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Walgreen Co., is making a majority investment in…

Walgreens Boots takes a controlling stake in Shields Health Solutions 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Walgreens Boots takes a controlling stake in Shields Health Solutions

The company will pay $970 million to increase its ownership of the Stoughton-based specialty pharmacy company to 71 percent

Specialty Pharmacy Is Growing… And So Are We 1012 675 Shields Health Solutions

Specialty Pharmacy Is Growing… And So Are We

Specialty pharmacy is growing, as is Shields Health Solutions and the increasing number of partners and patients we serve around the country. In this blog, we take a look at…

Network Strategy in Specialty Pharmacy 1012 675 Shields Health Solutions

Network Strategy in Specialty Pharmacy

The explosion of Specialty Pharmacies within the health system space over the past several years has been well documented.  As health systems assume more of the risk for outcomes and total…

Excelera® and Aptitude Health Offer New Specialty Pharmacy Focused Educational Resources for Cancer Care 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Excelera® and Aptitude Health Offer New Specialty Pharmacy Focused Educational Resources for Cancer Care

MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Excelera®, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shields Health Solutions and the company behind the Excelera Network, announced today a new specialty pharmacy-focused educational offering in partnership with Aptitude Health, which provides critical insights…

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Partners with Shields Health Solutions to Enhance Statewide Specialty Pharmacy Services 606 220 Shields Health Solutions

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Partners with Shields Health Solutions to Enhance Statewide Specialty Pharmacy Services

BATON ROUGE, LA (July 27, 2021) – Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System (FMOLHS), a leading health care innovator in Louisiana and Mississippi, and Shields Health Solutions, the country’s…

How Shields Health Solutions Addresses Health Disparities 1024 576 Shields Health Solutions

How Shields Health Solutions Addresses Health Disparities

The Covid-19 pandemic has further highlighted the prevalent inequities in our health system that lead to different outcomes based on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and a variety of other determinants.…