Medication therapy management

Shields Health Solutions Awards Two Resident Research Grants to Advance Health System Specialty Pharmacy

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Shields Health Solutions (Shields), the premier specialty pharmacy accelerator in the country, is proud to award resident research grants in the amount of $5,000 to supplement two existing initiatives advancing health system specialty pharmacy in 2024.

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  • Shields Health Solutions (Shields), the premier specialty pharmacy accelerator in the country, is proud to award resident research grants in the amount of $5,000 to supplement two existing initiatives advancing health system specialty pharmacy in 2024.
  • This marks the fourth consecutive year Shields has offered grants to qualified health systems in the interest of furthering health system-based specialty pharmacy.
  • “By enhancing specialty pharmacy services, we can help health systems deliver high quality and cost-efficient care for complex patients,” said Brian Smith, Chief Pharmacy Officer at Shields.
  • Jennifer Chang, PharmD and Tiffany Tsai, PharmD of UC Davis Health earned the research grant for their project titled Impact of Integrated Clinical Pharmacy Services on Patient Outcomes in a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program.

THERESA TOLLE NAMED 2023 NCPA WILLARD B. SIMMONS INDEPENDENT PHARMACIST OF THE YEAR

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

MAPLE GROVE, Minn., Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC (Upsher-Smith) is pleased to announce that Theresa Tolle, BSPharm, FAPhA, owner of Bay Street Pharmacy in Sebastian, Florida, is the winner of the 2023 National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year award. Tolle was honored with the award on Monday, October 16 at NCPA's Annual Convention and Expo in Orlando, FL.

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  • MAPLE GROVE, Minn., Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC (Upsher-Smith) is pleased to announce that Theresa Tolle, BSPharm, FAPhA, owner of Bay Street Pharmacy in Sebastian, Florida, is the winner of the 2023 National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year award.
  • Tolle was honored with the award on Monday, October 16 at NCPA's Annual Convention and Expo in Orlando, FL.
  • The annual award is given to a pharmacist who exhibits exemplary professional leadership, service to community, and commitment to independent pharmacy.
  • The award is named in honor of Willard B. Simmons, a former executive secretary of NCPA (then known as the National Association of Retail Druggists) and a longtime trustee of the NCPA Foundation.

NAFC Receives $1.28M 2-Year Grant for Free & Charitable Clinics from McKesson Foundation

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Alexandria, VA, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (NAFC) and the McKesson Foundation announce a $1.28M grant dispersed over 2023 and 2024 to address critical needs of free and charitable clinics and their patients across the United States.

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  • Alexandria, VA, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (NAFC) and the McKesson Foundation announce a $1.28M grant dispersed over 2023 and 2024 to address critical needs of free and charitable clinics and their patients across the United States.
  • Funding from the McKesson Foundation will establish programs and resources to support increased breast cancer screening and subsequent referrals to care among uninsured women.
  • A vast majority of patients (93%) seen at National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics member organizations are uninsured.
  • “At the McKesson Foundation, we know that un- and under-insured patients often struggle to access high-quality health services.

Rite Aid Shares Progress on Environmental, Social and Governance Efforts in Fifth Annual Report

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) today published its fifth annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, detailing the company’s initiatives, focus areas, and progress over the past year.

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  • Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) today published its fifth annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, detailing the company’s initiatives, focus areas, and progress over the past year.
  • The four ESG pillars introduced in the 2021 report – Thriving Planet, Thriving Business, Thriving Workplace and Thriving Community – continue to act as the lens through which Rite Aid approaches its ESG commitments, and the disclosure in the voluntary report is intended to align with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) framework.
  • “Rite Aid is a neighborhood pharmacy, and we believe our ESG commitments enable us to be a more responsible member of the communities we serve,” said Amanda Patrick, Director of ESG and Corporate Sustainability at Rite Aid.
  • Other highlights from this year’s report across the four pillars include:
    Thriving Planet – Rite Aid continued to work towards reducing its environmental impact by addressing energy management, waste reduction, and more, specifically by:
    Increasing the amount of renewable energy purchased, even reaching 100% renewable energy in select stores in Northern California
    Thriving Business – Rite Aid continued its efforts to embed sustainability throughout the value chain, including responsible sourcing, increased data security, and improved product safety and quality.

NCPDP's Lee Ann Stember Awarded APhA Honorary Membership at APhA Annual Meeting

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Monday, March 27, 2023

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- NCPDP announced its President & CEO Lee Ann Stember was awarded APhA Honorary Membership at the APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition on Saturday, March 25. As the 2023 award recipient, Stember joins a distinguished list of individuals including scholars, scientists, government officials, dignitaries, and luminaries from across the world who have received the prestigious award since it was first presented in 1856. The award recipient is selected by the APhA Board of Trustees. Nominees must have documented activity that has significantly impacted public health or has created or supported the expanding role of pharmacists, the profession, or the Association.

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  • SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- NCPDP announced its President & CEO Lee Ann Stember was awarded APhA Honorary Membership at the APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition on Saturday, March 25.
  • In accepting the award Stember thanked the APhA Board and those who nominated her for the award.
  • Stember stated, "We believe the frontline provider role that [pharmacists] played in the pandemic will forever change the profession.
  • Journalists: Click here to download a photo of Lee Ann Stember.

Medication Management Services Leader Cureatr Acquires SinfoníaRx

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Friday, March 3, 2023

NEW YORK, March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cureatr, a national, value-based medication management services company improving quality and reducing total cost of care, announces it has acquired the SinfoníaRx business, an industry leader in medication therapy management (MTM), from Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.® (NASDAQ: TRHC), a leading healthcare technology company advancing the safe use of medications.

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  • NEW YORK, March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cureatr, a national, value-based medication management services company improving quality and reducing total cost of care, announces it has acquired the SinfoníaRx business, an industry leader in medication therapy management (MTM), from Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.® (NASDAQ: TRHC), a leading healthcare technology company advancing the safe use of medications.
  • "The addition of the SinfoníaRx team and our ability to provide MTM services further advance our mission.
  • "Cureatr has demonstrated a tremendously positive impact in the transitions of care space through a truly unique clinical model," said Kevin Boesen, Founder of SinfoníaRx.
  • Cureatr strives to be the vanguard in repairing the $528 billion suboptimal medication management problem in the United States.

Tabula Rasa HealthCare Completes the Sale of SinfoníaRx and DoseMeRx

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

MOORESTOWN, N.J., March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.® (NASDAQ: TRHC), a leading healthcare technology company advancing the safe use of medications, today announced that it completed the sale of its SinfoníaRx business to Cureatr, following the sale of its DoseMeRx business to an affiliate of Fairlong Capital LLC earlier this year.

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  • MOORESTOWN, N.J., March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.® (NASDAQ: TRHC), a leading healthcare technology company advancing the safe use of medications, today announced that it completed the sale of its SinfoníaRx business to Cureatr, following the sale of its DoseMeRx business to an affiliate of Fairlong Capital LLC earlier this year.
  • "The successful sale of these two businesses, along with the sale of PrescribeWellness in August 2022, completes the strategic divestitures that we announced last year, advancing our commitment to focus on our core value-based markets," said Brian Adams, President and Interim CEO of TRHC.
  • TRHC completed the sale of DoseMeRx, an advanced precision dosing tool, on January 20, 2023.
  • The sale of TRHC's Medication Therapy Management (MTM) business, SinfoníaRx, closed on March 2, 2023.

Southeastern Grocers Recognizes Its “Most Valued People” on Supermarket Employee Day

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Southeastern Grocers Inc. (SEG), parent company and home of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, is celebrating Supermarket Employee Day by recognizing those who form the backbone of the company – the grocer’s most valued people, its associates.

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  • Southeastern Grocers Inc. (SEG), parent company and home of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, is celebrating Supermarket Employee Day by recognizing those who form the backbone of the company – the grocer’s most valued people, its associates.
  • Anthony Hucker, President and CEO of Southeastern Grocers, said, “People are at the center of every answer to every question we face.
  • Lago is a well-respected leader within Winn-Dixie’s South Florida region and operates one of the grocer’s most challenging yet top performing districts.
  • For students seeking information on summer internship opportunities to grow with one of the largest conventional supermarket companies in the Southeast, visit segrocers.com/careers/internships .

Progressive Care Announces Integration With Salesforce

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Progressive Care Inc. (OTCQB: RXMD), through its subsidiaries, is a Florida health services organization and provider of Third-Party Administration (TPA), data management, COVID-19 related diagnostics and vaccinations, 340B contracted pharmacy services, prescription pharmaceuticals, compounded medications, provider of tele-pharmacy services, the sale of anti-retroviral medications, medication therapy management (MTM), the supply of prescription medications to long-term care facilities, and health practice risk management.

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  • Progressive Care Inc. (OTCQB: RXMD), through its subsidiaries, is a Florida health services organization and provider of Third-Party Administration (TPA), data management, COVID-19 related diagnostics and vaccinations, 340B contracted pharmacy services, prescription pharmaceuticals, compounded medications, provider of tele-pharmacy services, the sale of anti-retroviral medications, medication therapy management (MTM), the supply of prescription medications to long-term care facilities, and health practice risk management.
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Progressive Care Announces Shareholder Conference Call and Business Update on November 14, 2022

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

MIAMI, FL, Nov. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Progressive Care Inc. (OTCQB: RXMD), a personalized healthcare services and technology company (the Company or Progressive Care), is pleased to announce that the Company has scheduled an investor conference call at 4:30 PM ET on Monday, November 14th, 2022.

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  • MIAMI, FL, Nov. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Progressive Care Inc. (OTCQB: RXMD), a personalized healthcare services and technology company (the Company or Progressive Care), is pleased to announce that the Company has scheduled an investor conference call at 4:30 PM ET on Monday, November 14th, 2022.
  • Those attending the investor conference call will have the opportunity to submit questions concerning the Company to Stuart Smith of SmallCapVoice.Com, Inc. via e-mail: [email protected] by 12:00 PM EST on Friday, November 11th, 2022.
  • For those unable to participate in the live conference call, a replay will be available at https://www.smallcapvoice.com/clients/rxmd/ .
  • For more information about Progressive Care, please visit the companys website.