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,…
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…
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…
BACKGROUND:Â 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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
