Specialty Pharmacy Healthcare Resources
Learn From Our Successes in Elevating Specialty Pharmacy
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Specialty Pharmacy Healthcare Resources
Learn From Our Successes in Elevating Specialty Pharmacy
Search our resource library to discover information about Shields. Results shown are based on dynamic filter selections and available resources.
Evolution of a Specialty Pharmacy Communities of Practice (CoP) Program, Enhancing Disease State Knowledge and Outcomes Across Divergent Disease States
May 30, 2023This poster examines how the CoP program improves disease state knowledge across the organization, leading to better patient outcomes through continuing education opportunities.
Achieving Accreditation of Health System Specialty Pharmacies Through a Standardized Method
May 30, 2023This poster examines how implementing a standardized, collaborative method effectively facilitates specialty pharmacy accreditation, as shown by accreditation time and reaccreditation rate.
Promoting Morale of Remote Teams through Implementation of Clinical Services Social Committee
May 26, 2023This poster examines how concentrated efforts to boost team morale and unity positively impact clinical teams working in a remote environment, helping pharmacists unite and grow as a community.
Strengthening Company Culture Through Development of a Professional Mentorship Program
May 24, 2023This poster explores how a professional mentorship program — such as Shields’ #ElevateMentorship program — strengthens company culture by building productive mentor-mentee relationships among coworkers and supporting personal and professional development.
Creation of a Social Determinants of Health Screening and Intervention Framework within an Integrated Health System Specialty Pharmacy Care Model
May 18, 2023This research poster examines the challenges in implementing programs to address social determinants of health (SDOH) within the pharmacy sector. It highlights the effectiveness of the Shields care model and patient management system in overcoming these barriers.
Hospital Utilization Rates for Oncology Patients in an Integrated Health System Compared to a National Network
May 18, 2023This research poster examines how HSSP oncology patients had lower hospital utilization rates compared to a national network, indicating potential benefits of an integrated care model with close clinical monitoring and follow-up during the first three months of therapy.
Development and Implementation of an Innovative Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Clinical Management Model
May 18, 2023This research poster examines the innovative clinical management model that was developed and implemented at four health system specialty pharmacies, allowing dispensing of ambrisentan, a specialty medication with a required REMS protocol.
Impact of a Pharmacy Liaison-Managed Care Model Within a Health System on Clinical and Economic Outcomes in Patients with Diabetes
May 18, 2023This research poster explores how the implementation of a pharmacy liaison-managed diabetes care model is associated with positive patients outcomes, including high PDC, HbA1c reductions, time to therapy initiation, and medication copays.
Care Team Clinical Pharmacists Help Optimize Treatment for Patients With ALS
May 4, 2023As we recognize amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month in May, the disease remains without a cure. A rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by a progressive degeneration of motor nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord,1 ALS leads
Managing Social Determinants of Health With the Diabetes Care Coach Program
April 26, 2023Many 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 constraints can have compounded negative effects, making it even more