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How The Shields Care Model Supports Mental Health 1024 576 Shields Health Solutions

How The Shields Care Model Supports Mental Health

The concerns surrounding mental health have never been greater and this Mental Health Awareness Month, we showcase how we support the whole person in our integrated care model through the…

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Exploring Patient Safety and the Role of a Specialty Pharmacist

The specialty pharmacist has a unique role in medication safety. Due to the high-touch, high-risk nature of specialty medications, the pharmacies that handle them must incorporate robust programs to ensure proper…

More Health Systems, More Data, More Access: Bridging Divides Among Specialty Pharmacy Stakeholders for the Benefit of Complex Patients 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

More Health Systems, More Data, More Access: Bridging Divides Among Specialty Pharmacy Stakeholders for the Benefit of Complex Patients
Drug manufacturers, payers and high-performing health system specialty pharmacies can leverage the size, scope and scale of a partner like Excelera to create efficiencies and improve the care of complex patients. Among the topics in this white paper:
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Shields Health Solutions is acquiring ExceleraRx
Shields Health Solutions is acquiring ExceleraRx, the companies announced today. The combined entity will be a specialty pharmacy powerhouse that will serve more 60 health systems and academic medical centers and 700 hospitals that “account for the opportunity of $30 billion in specialty pharmacy revenue,” says the press release about the acquisition.
Continuing Trends, Unexpected Changes: Optimizing Specialty Pharmacy in a New Environment 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Continuing Trends, Unexpected Changes: Optimizing Specialty Pharmacy in a New Environment

This white paper describes the growth of health system specialty pharmacy in recent years, acknowledges the disruption caused by COVID-19, and discusses opportunities to optimize specialty pharmacy with data-driven solutions,…

Excelera Network Welcomes Rush University Medical Center to Optimize and Innovate Specialty Pharmacy Services 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Excelera Network Welcomes Rush University Medical Center to Optimize and Innovate Specialty Pharmacy Services

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, December 21, 2020 — Rush University Medical Center (RUMC) has partnered with Excelera®, the company behind the Excelera Network, making it the second Excelera Network member in the…

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Finding a PBM niche partner may be the best employee benefit strategy in 2021

Stability begets stagnation COVID-19 has left many companies feeling unstable this year, which has companies seeking stability through the deferral of employee benefit decisions to 2021 or beyond. For example,…

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ACHC and ExceleraRx Corp. Renew Partnership to Advance Pharmacies

ACHC announces the renewal of its partnership with ExceleraRx Corp. | Pharmacies in the Excelera® Network will receive special pricing on ACHC Pharmacy Accreditation and discounts on educational resources that can…

Chartwell Pennsylvania, LP, Affiliated with UPMC d/b/a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Joins the Excelera Network to Optimize Specialty Pharmacy and Home Infusion Services 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Chartwell Pennsylvania, LP, Affiliated with UPMC d/b/a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Joins the Excelera Network to Optimize Specialty Pharmacy and Home Infusion Services

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, September 17, 2020 — Chartwell Pennsylvania, LP has partnered with Excelera®, the company behind the Excelera Network, to further optimize its specialty pharmacy and home infusion services, improve…

ExceleraRx Corp.’s Polan to Present at Fairview Pharmacy Symposium 2020 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

ExceleraRx Corp.’s Polan to Present at Fairview Pharmacy Symposium 2020

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 15, 2020 — Excelera®, the company behind the Excelera Network, announced today that Troy Polan, acting CEO and Chief Technology Officer, will present at the Fairview Pharmacy Symposium…