{"id":173556,"date":"2023-01-24T08:52:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T15:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inbusinessphx.com\/?p=173556"},"modified":"2023-01-24T08:52:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T15:52:27","slug":"phoenix-childrens-partners-to-establish-specialty-pharmacy-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/?p=173556","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Children\u2019s Partners to Establish Specialty Pharmacy Services"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Shields Health Solutions<\/a>, the nation\u2019s premier specialty pharmacy accelerator, announced today that it has partnered with Phoenix Children\u2019s<\/a>, one of the fastest-growing pediatric healthcare systems in the country, to develop a new specialty pharmacy program. The collaboration will provide patients who have complex, chronic conditions easier access to specialized pharmacy services designed to lower costs, expand treatment options, enhance medication management, and improve overall health.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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The partnership between Phoenix Children\u2019s and Shields will initially serve patients with cystic fibrosis, with plans to expand to additional patient populations. Now, specialty pharmacy liaisons will guide patients and caregivers who fill prescriptions with Phoenix Children\u2019s and will work with patients on-site. Among other things, these liaisons can assist patients and families with navigating barriers to care, such as health insurance prior authorizations or securing financial assistance.<\/p>\n

Expanded patient support services, combined with access to recently approved and newly available specialty medications, will give Phoenix Children\u2019s patients greater availability for onsite treatment options. Shields currently partners with more than 75 health systems around the country and has helped their patients reduce co-pays, promptly receive medication delivery \u2014 often within two days \u2014 and improved medication adherence greater than 90 percent on average.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpecialty pharmacy services provide challenges for all patient populations, but pediatric patients have unique needs that require tremendous support,\u201d said John Lucey, CEO at Shields. \u201cWe are proud to provide that support for patients at Phoenix Children\u2019s and help them achieve the best possible health outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the nation\u2019s largest pediatric health systems, Phoenix Children\u2019s has been ranked by U.S. News and World Report<\/i> as one of the \u201cBest Children\u2019s Hospitals\u201d in the country for twelve consecutive years. The health system has also earned recognition as the top children\u2019s hospital in Arizona for two consecutive years. As Arizona\u2019s only pediatric health system and a leader in the Southwest, Phoenix Children\u2019s advances hope, healing and the best healthcare for every child and family.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough our partnership with Shields, we are establishing premier specialty pharmacy services that will allow us to enhance the world-class care we provide our communities,\u201d said Mike Meekins, vice president and chief pharmacy officer at Phoenix Children\u2019s. \u201cThese new services allow for additional opportunities to improve care continuity for our patients while also reducing the administrative and financial burdens that can sometimes accompany these critical medications.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shields Health Solutions, the nation\u2019s premier specialty pharmacy accelerator, announced today that it has partnered with Phoenix Children\u2019s, one of the fastest-growing pediatric healthcare systems in the country, to develop a new specialty pharmacy program. The collaboration will provide patients who have complex, chronic conditions easier access to specialized pharmacy services designed to lower costs, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-173556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthcare-wellness","tag-hot-topics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=173556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=173556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=173556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=173556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}