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Orlando Health Provides Patients with Improved Outcomes Through Increased Access to Innovative Oncology Treatments by Joining the Excelera Network 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Orlando Health Provides Patients with Improved Outcomes Through Increased Access to Innovative Oncology Treatments by Joining the Excelera Network
Orlando Health is the first health system in Florida to partner with Excelera®, the company behind the Excelera Network, to further optimize its specialty pharmacy services and to provide patients with increased access to limited distribution drugs (LDDs), which include innovative oncology treatments.
Digital Technology: An Effective Communication Tool for Pharmacy Staff During COVID-19 150 150 Shields Health Solutions

Digital Technology: An Effective Communication Tool for Pharmacy Staff During COVID-19

By Vinay Sawant, RPh, MPH, MBA; Ayse Hursid, PharmD; Osama Abdelghany, PharmD, MHA, BCOP; and Terri Sue Bukowski, PharmD, CSP The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in rewriting…

Excelera® and Aptitude Health Partner to Improve Oncology Patient Outcomes Through Combined Clinical Knowledge and Education 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Excelera® and Aptitude Health Partner to Improve Oncology Patient Outcomes Through Combined Clinical Knowledge and Education
Wolfe joins Excelera with significant experience in building strategic pharmaceutical manufacturer relationships for publicly traded and private organizations in the healthcare sector
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COVID — Potential Impact on PBMS and Payers

Most Americans seem to be moving on from initial COVID-19 panic, and we are seeing states follow suit by systematically putting plans in place to open back up. This post-pandemic…

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COVID – Potential Impact on Health System Specialty Pharmacies

COVID-19 has altered life as we know it, including health care, across the United States. Impacts are likely to be seen in pharmacy across various business units, due to changes…

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Working for healthcare at a social distance

Every Excelera member is on the front line in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Our members are proactively addressing challenges as they relate to COVID by regularly sharing…

Assisting a Specialty Pharmacy with Growth Planning 767 305 Shields Health Solutions

Assisting a Specialty Pharmacy with Growth Planning
Excelera’s proprietary data platform has allowed UnityPoint at Home to gain access to five limited-distribution drugs through the Excelera network. The specialty pharmacy program is now dual-accredited and executing on their growth plan across the UnityPoint Health System.
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Developing and Launching a New Home Infusion Program
With its ambulatory infusion centers at capacity and payers pressing for alternate sites of care, OHSU engaged with Excelera Home Infusion Solutions to help launch a home infusion pharmacy. Patients and providers are very satisfied, and growth has been robust.
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Building the Business Case for In-house Specialty Pharmacy
To support the capital expenditure request for building a specialty pharmacy, Excelera was engaged to develop a pro forma based on Loma Linda-specific data. Subsequently, Excelera provided expertise in building out the space and successfully implementing the specialty pharmacy program.
Hospitals adapt real estate to fit new normal after COVID-19 150 150 Shields Health Solutions

Hospitals adapt real estate to fit new normal after COVID-19
Health systems are reassessing their real estate portfolios as they prepare for a post-COVID-19 environment that will likely feature more home-based care and remote working arrangements.