By Aug. 30, four full days after Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Gulf Coast of Texas and inundated Houston and surrounding areas with historic levels of flooding, 574 ZIP codes remained unreachable by shipping companies delivering specialty ...
Fri, Apr 7, 2017
What is Specialty Pharmacy’s Place on the Healthcare Continuum?
Rebecca Shanahan, Avella’s CEO and president of the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy joined other nationally prominent thoughts leaders in healthcare at the 14th Annual MHA Business Summit. Ms. Shanahan offered a perspective on specialty ...
Fri, Mar 17, 2017
503A Services: Your Source for Patient-Specific Compounded Medications
503A is a section of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that regulates pharmacy compounding practices. Generally, 503A refers to “traditional” pharmacy compounding and specifies when traditional compounding pharmacies are permitted to compound ...
Thu, Dec 15, 2016
Avella Specialty Pharmacy Acquires Oncology Plus
We are excited to announce that Avella has recently acquired Oncology Plus, LLC, a leading provider of patient-specific compounded therapies to oncology practices, hospitals and payors nationwide. With this acquisition, Avella furthers its strategic ...
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 ...
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 ...
Fri, Jan 29, 2016
How Can Your Hospital Leverage the 340B Network Pharmacy Program?
The federal government’s 340B program is designed to promote access to affordable medications for the most vulnerable or underserved patient populations while helping to stretch federal resources. This program mandates that drug manufacturers must ...
Thu, Dec 3, 2015
How to Cope With a Complex Disease During the Holidays
The holidays can be a stressful enough time without adding disease management into the mix. To alleviate the stress, we have put together a list of 4 suggestions to help you cope with your disease, and have a more enjoyable, less stressful time ...
