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Boston Children’s opens specialty pharmacy with Shields 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Boston Children’s opens specialty pharmacy with Shields

Shields Health Solutions has partnered with Boston Children’s Hospital to open a specialty pharmacy next to the Longwood campus, a business that the groups say will help improve the pharmacy…

Shields Health Solutions and Boston Children’s Hospital Collaborate to Give Patients and Families Enhanced Specialty Pharmacy Services 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Shields Health Solutions and Boston Children’s Hospital Collaborate to Give Patients and Families Enhanced Specialty Pharmacy Services

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Boston Children’s Hospital, the number one pediatric hospital in the nation, has established a specialty pharmacy called Boston Children’s Pharmacy. Conveniently located across Longwood Avenue from the hospital, Boston…

Shields Health Solutions Announces Pharmacists with Specialty Pharmacy Qualifications 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Shields Health Solutions Announces Pharmacists with Specialty Pharmacy Qualifications

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Specialty pharmacy integrator Shields Health Solutions today announced that new or renewed certifications and credentials have been awarded to 34 Shields pharmacists by multiple national leading specialty pharmacy organizations and associations…

Shields Pharmacists New Certifications 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Shields Pharmacists New Certifications

Below is a list of Shields Health Solutions pharmacists who earned new certifications in 2021 and the beginning of 2022: Amelia Persico -BCACP Andrea Idusuyi – AAHIVP Breanne Spear –…

Association between health system specialty pharmacy use and health care costs among national sample of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Association between health system specialty pharmacy use and health care costs among national sample of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries

BACKGROUND: Health care expenditures are growing rapidly. There is a growing body of literature showing that health system specialty pharmacy is associated with improvement in clinical outcomes; however, there is a…

Outlook for Health System-Based Specialty Pharmacy in 2022 and Beyond 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Outlook for Health System-Based Specialty Pharmacy in 2022 and Beyond

With integrated specialty pharmacies enabling health systems to improve patient outcomes and lower total medical costs, every hospital will need a solution to support the growing number of patients on…

Shields Health Solutions Awards Resident Research Grants 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Shields Health Solutions Awards Resident Research Grants

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Shields Health Solutions, the nation’s premier specialty pharmacy accelerator, is proud to award resident research grants in the amount of $5,000 each to supplement existing projects or initiatives which…

Leveraging Data to Gain a Specialty Edge 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Leveraging Data to Gain a Specialty Edge

Hospitals and health systems continue to build and expand their own specialty pharmacies, and with good reason, according to several veterans of specialty rollouts.

Shields Health Solutions improves medication affordability for diabetes patients 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Shields Health Solutions improves medication affordability for diabetes patients

BOSTON, November 18, 2021 – Shields Health Solutions, the premier specialty pharmacy accelerator in the country, is drastically improving medication affordability for its diabetes patients through its high-touch pharmacy care…

Diversifying Your Pharmacy’s Revenue Streams 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Diversifying Your Pharmacy’s Revenue Streams
A successful pharmacy is one that doesn’t rest on its laurels and continues to be innovative and opportunistic. After all, even though things may be going well now, that can always change, and a pharmacy owner should have alternative revenue streams coming in to combat any challenges.