Many diabetes patients face challenges related to social determinants of health (SDOH), non-medical factors that impact patients’ health, medication use, and health outcomes. Food and housing insecurity, unemployment, and budget…
Case managers are an integral part of healthcare and patient care, and case management is a collaborative process to help patients and families navigate care coordination. Case managers meet with…
This poster examines a diabetes care model led by a pharmacy liaison, demonstrating its benefits: improved medication adherence, lower HbA1c levels, faster therapy initiation, and reduced copays. The findings suggest…
This white paper explores the benefits of applying a high-touch specialty pharmacy care model, such as the Shields Diabetes Care Program, in reducing HbA1c levels and providing other clinical and…
Two big diabetes clinical conferences – the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) Annual Meeting and the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) Annual Clinical Conference – took place in May and,…
The Shields Diabetes Program applies our integrated care model to diabetes by placing pharmacy liaisons in clinics. Liaisons are trained to handle benefits investigation, prior authorization, financial assistance, refill reminders,…
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…
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…
The COVID-19 pandemic has elevated the urgency of addressing health equity and the role of social determinants of health (SDoH) in health disparities. The dynamism and growth of the specialty…