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Fri, Dec 2, 2016

What is URAC & Why Is It Important for Specialty Pharmacies?

Founded in 1990, the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) is a Washington DC-based healthcare accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the entire healthcare industry. It is an independent, non-profit organization ...

Tue, Nov 15, 2016

Text Message Program Helps Patients Manage Medication & Improve Adherence Rates

Medication non-adherence presents a serious challenge not just for pharmacies, but for healthcare organizations across the continuum of care. Adherence rates are tied to both cost and quality of care. Studies show that half of all patients of all ...

Tue, Oct 25, 2016

Avella Specialty Pharmacy Agrees to Acquire Advanced Pharma

Avella Specialty Pharmacy is proud to announce that we have signed a definitive agreement to acquire Advanced Pharma Inc., a leading provider of compounded sterile preparations to hospitals and health systems nationwide. The transaction is expected ...

Fri, Oct 7, 2016

Improve Adherence with Smart Pill Bottles for Patients Taking Certain Oral Oncolytics Medications

According to the Network for Excellence in Health Innovation, in the United States, poor medication adherence alone accounts for $290 billion of the annual $750 billion in wasted healthcare spend. In addition, medication non-adherence with complex ...

Wed, Jun 29, 2016

[Video] How Providers Can Use the Oral Oncology Medication Mobile App

In the past two years alone, 25 new oncology medications have been approved by the FDA. That's the good news. The challenge is that staying up to date with all of the latest information about these drugs takes a lot of your time...time that could be ...

Fri, Jun 17, 2016

[Video] How Providers Can Utilize the HCV Medication Mobile App

Over the past two years, many different anti-viral medications have been FDA-approved to treat hepatitis C. The complex decision process involved in selecting the appropriate medication and dose for each patient based on genotype and other factors ...

Fri, May 20, 2016

5 Ways to Improve the Patient Experience at Your Practice

Giving patients a positive experience requires more than top-notch care. It means innovating, creating an easy and friendly experience, and catering to the way patients like to be communicated with to make the experience as painless as possible. ...

Fri, May 6, 2016

Hepatitis Awareness Month: 5 Things to Know About HCV Causes, Symptoms & Treatments

Hepatitis C (HCV) is the most common blood-borne disease in the United States. It attacks the largest organ in your body--the liver. It can lead to cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer. It is the leading cause of liver transplants in the United ...

Tue, Apr 26, 2016

Patient's Guide to Fertility Treatment Resources & Cost Savings Programs

If you have researched fertility methods, then you know that the associated costs can range from hundreds to thousands of dollars for each month of treatment. For a long time, many couples had to choose between completely exhausting their financial ...

Fri, Apr 15, 2016

Introducing the Oncology Medication Mobile App

mHealth (mobile health) is becoming increasingly important for patient health. At Avella, we believe that having immediate access to information about medications and treatment regimens increases healthcare efficiencies, enhances the patient ...