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Shields Health buys largest specialty pharmacy competitor

Shields Health Solutions, the Stoughton specialty pharmacy company, said Tuesday it acquired ExceleraRx Corp., its biggest competitor, in a deal that will increase its leverage with drug makers and companies that manage prescription plans for employers and insurers.
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Life is Full of Pleasant Surprises

This week’s Care Corner Blog is a patient story shared to us by Patient Outreach Coordinator Priscilla Ngo from NewYork-Presbyterian. The benefits a health-system owned specialty pharmacy can have for…

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Making a Difference on a Patients Life and Outlook

This week’s “Care Corner” story was provided to us by our Director of Support Operations, Angela Killay. As Director of Support Operations, Angela leads our Patient support team in providing…

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The Best Birthday Present

From a Specialty Pharmacy Liaison – Recently, I’ve been working with a patient diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis to help get her back on her medication. Due to the high cost,…

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Establishing Trust With Compassion and Kindness

From a Clinical Pharmacist -In March 2020, we had a new patient transferred to our UConn Health specialty Pharmacy who was suffering from Psoriatic arthritis and being treated with Humira.…

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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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Meet HOSP: The Health System Owned Specialty Pharmacy Alliance

Much like us at Shields Health Solutions, the fully integrated specialty pharmacies market is growing rapidly. It became clear that there needed to be a trade organization committed to advocating…

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Bonding Over Shared Backgrounds

From a Clinical Pharmacist – I called a patient for her first cycle of an eight-week course treatment for her Hep C. She had several complaints around side effects, including…

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Happy Patient, Happy Life

This week’s “Care Corner” story was provided to us by our Director of Support Operations, Angela Killay. As Director of Support Operations, Angela leads our Patient support team in providing…

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One Point of Contact

From a Patient Outreach Coordinator -After calling on a patient with no response for a couple of months, he finally answered the phone after receiving my voicemail. During our call,…