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Value of Shields to Drug Manufacturers 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Value of Shields to Drug Manufacturers

Shields offers a unique collection of solutions that allow pharma manufacturers to elevate awareness, engagement and insights through the Shields Health System Network.

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…

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…

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Shields End Of Year Celebration

I love this time of year! It’s the holidays; time for traditions, gathering with family and friends: food, laughter, and kindness abounds! But, one more reason I love this time…

Integrated Specialty Pharmacy Model Associated With Lower Total Cost Of Care 204 115 Shields Health Solutions

Integrated Specialty Pharmacy Model Associated With Lower Total Cost Of Care

Analysis shows that integrated specialty pharmacy model is associated with lower total cost of care. Shields Health Solutions (SHS) recently partnered with Optum Advisory Services to evaluate the impact of…

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Changing The Way Diabetes Is Treated

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,…

Shields Develops Innovative PAH Clinical Management Model 1024 576 Shields Health Solutions

Shields Develops Innovative PAH Clinical Management Model

Kerry Mello-Parker, PharmD, MBA, and Kristen Ditch, PharmD, BCCCP, recently wrote an article for Becker’s Hospital Review discussing Shields’ new clinical management model for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH).  PAH is…

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HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus spread through contact with certain fluids of an infected person, attacking the immune system and affecting the body’s ability to fight infections and…