The Acentrus Specialty Blog
Sharing our expertise on specialty pharmacy, health systems, and how they integrate to improve the patient journey.
Acentrus Specialty Conference: An Agenda Focused on Challeng...
From breaking payor barriers to optimizing infusion opportunities, the third annual Acentrus Specialty Conference looked at challenges facing health system spec...
MID Gains Momentum as Specialty Stakeholders Recognize the V...
Steve Zabriski and Marcus Robertson, Assistant Editor at Becker's Healthcare, discuss how medically integrated dispensing (MID) is optimizing patient care and o...
Specialty Disease State Spotlight: Inflammatory Bowel Diseas...
Acentrus network’s focus on removing obstacles, is featured in a new Pharmacy Times article, HSSPs Untangle the Journey for Patients With Complex Specialty Dise...
The Patient Journey: Success Stories in Optimizing Therapy
Acentrus network’s focus on removing obstacles, is featured in a new Pharmacy Times article, HSSPs Untangle the Journey for Patients With Complex Specialty Dise...
Becker’s Healthcare Podcast Examines the Power of Real-World...
Tom Renshaw and Sonia Kasam, Director of Multimedia and Content Strategy for Becker’s Healthcare, discuss how insights from real world data and real world evide...
UT Southwestern Medical Center Case Study
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern) joined Acentrus Specialty in March 2018. Coming together with 124 leading academic medical...
Data Is in the Driver’s Seat: Becker’s Podcast Spotlights th...
Dennis Sinclair recaps the first Acentrus Specialty Conference in January 2021 during a recent Becker's Podcast episode.
Health System Specialty Pharmacy: The Evolution of SP Outcom...
This white paper considers data points from two distinct patient cohorts: those treated solely by a health system specialty pharmacy, and those treated via paye...
Becker’s Podcast Spotlights Health System Specialty Pharmacy...
Burnis Breland recaps the first Acentrus Specialty Conference in January 2021 during a recent Becker's Podcast episode.
Home Infusion: Expanding and Strengthening the Specialty Pha...
As spend for specialty pharmacy medications approaches 50% of all prescription drug revenue, payers are implementing several strategies to decrease their costs....
UNC Best Practices: Transforming Clinical Excellence into Sp...
A leader in integrating clinical and specialty pharmacy practices, UNC has significantly improved patient education, adherence, and outcomes, as well as the per...
Acentrus Specialty and Loopback Analytics partner to help Un...
Over the past year, University of California San Diego Health Specialty Pharmacy has used the Acentrus Specialty network and the Loopback Analytics platform to ...
The 2020 Drug Forecast: A First-time Analysis of Specialty D...
Specialty pharmaceuticals continue to dominate drug approvals and purchasing. In response, the 2020 Drug Price Forecast includes for the first time an analysis ...
Limitless Opportunity in Limited Distribution: Seven Strateg...
While the trend of drug manufacturers “cherry-picking” their specialty providers has resulted in a distribution pie with fewer slices, health systems should tak...
Roadblocks and Remedies: Succeeding in Health System Special...
Over the past decade, health systems have invested in specialty pharmacies at a growing rate. Despite this investment, health systems continue to face significa...
Six Startup Questions for Health Systems Considering Special...
Acentrus Account Implementation Manager Dennis Sinclair shares as more and more health systems consider adding a specialty pharmacy capability, I’m asked a lot ...
Optimizing Specialty Care through Pharmacy and Specialty Cli...
Inpatient care and ongoing ambulatory patient management through primary and specialty clinics are now common, integral components of most health systems.
Sanford Health’s Commitment to Accessibility of Care Include...
Sanford Health became an Acentrus Specialty client in August 2018 to help its specialty pharmacy program gain access to the Pfizer Limited Distribution Drugs.
Evaluating and Comparing Treatment Outcomes in Specialty Pha...
Acentrus Specialty, with the help of OM1, Inc, took on the challenging task of trying to analyze and associate treatment outcomes related to specialty pharmacy.
Case Study: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Acentrus Specialty provided the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences with support and access to help with the success of its specialty pharmacy program.
Specialty Pharmacy By the Numbers
Specialty pharmacy is growing rapidly, and becoming a significant consideration for health systems and manufacturers across the United States.
5 Ways Health Systems Are Missing Out by Not Addressing Spec...
Specialty pharmacy benefits health systems that adopts it early, while those who wait are going to face higher risks and lower probability of success.
How Health Systems Streamline Patient Care To Improve Outcom...
One of the best opportunities for health systems to extend patient care today is to add specialty pharmaceuticals to their ambulatory pharmacy.
Specialty Pharmacy and the Patient Journey
Patient access to specialty pharmacy products from within the health system completes the circle for a truly integrated health care approach.
Collaborating to Improve Care for Veterans
Acentrus Specialty is proud to support not just Lehigh Valley Health Network’s specialty pharmacy program but also the health system’s overall mission of care.
Health System Innovations in Specialty Pharmacy
Health systems offering integrated specialty pharmacy care can help reduce the specialty abandonment rate, meaning that more patients initiate therapy.
Navigating the Rising Tide of Health System Specialty Pharma...
Health systems are a vital channel in specialty pharmacy because of the advantages of enhanced visibility and face-to-face interaction when caring for patients.
The Future of Data to Improve Patient Outcomes
Health systems are uniquely positioned to integrate the rich clinical data available to them to establish best practices yielding to superior patient outcomes.
