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Optimization Prime – A Consulting Success Story

Clinical pharmacy optimization opportunities abound, and executing on them can be enhanced when collaborating with external partners. Dr. Nikolai Dahl, program manager for medication utilization and formulary at John Muir Health, and Dr. Tony Huke, senior consulting director at Vizient, join host Gretchen Brummel to share their partnership experience and the resulting successes.
 
Guest speakers: Nikolai Dahl, Pharm DProgram Manager for Mediation Medication UtliazationUtilizationJohn Muir Health
 
Tony Huke, Pharm D, BCPS, FASHPSenior Consulting DirectorVizient
 
Host: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS
 
Show Notes: 
[00:44-01:16] How partnership came about
[01:17-02:31] Nikolai’s and Tony’s initial thoughts about the partnership
[02:32-03:24] How their work together started
[03:25-3:49] Prioritizing a to-do list
[03:49-4:21] Early wins
[04:22-4:38] What surprised them about the engagement
[04:38-6:18] Positive stories
 
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Vizient Pharmacy Vision Awards: Excellence in Integrated Transformational Practice - UCSF

Vizient Pharmacy Vision Awards celebrate the values and achievement of our pharmacy program participants. The Excellence in Integrated Transformational Practice award is given to a system that accelerates success in delivering high value care in the four domains of operations, quality, strategic growth, supply chain and pharmacy.  Joining us from the winning organization, UCSF Health, are Drs. Desi Kotis, Chief Pharmacy Executive, Jessica Galens, Assistant Chief Pharmacy Officer of Business Services and Erin St. Angelo, Director of Pharmacy Procurement and Contracting. They join us to share his perspective on pharmacy leadership with program host Gretchen Brummel.
 
Guest speakers: Desi Kotis, Pharm DChief Pharmacy Executive UCSF Health
 
Jessica Galens, Pharm DAssistant Chief Pharmacy Officer of Business Services UCSF Health
 
Erin St. Angelo, Pharm DDirector of Pharmacy Procurement and Contracting UCSF Health
 
Host: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS
 
Show Notes: 
[00:56-03:41] Backgrounds and roles at UCSF
[03:42-07:14] UCSF’s overall approach
[07:15-08:53] Background for innovative and clinical practice
[08:54-10:19] Financial successes
[10:20-13:17] How UCSF has been able to expand their services
[13:18-14:35] Future for UCSF
 
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Vizient Pharmacy Vision Awards: Executive Leadership – Curtis Haas

The Pharmacy Vision Awards at Vizient celebrate values and achievements of our program participants. The Executive Leadership Award is granted to an individual who provides strategic insight, advances leading clinical practices, and demonstrates business acumen for their entire organization. Our 2023 winner is Dr. Curtis Haas, Chief Pharmacy Officer at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He's joins us to share his perspective on pharmacy leadership with Gretchen Brummel, your program host.
 
Guest speakers: Curtis Haas, Pharm D, FCCPDirector of PharmacyUniversity of Rochester Medical Center
 
Host: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS   
Show Notes: 
[00:47-05:11] Curtis Haas background and why it’s important
[05:12-07:02] Why elevating pharmacy practice on a state and national basis is important
[07:03-08:59] Results of success by placing priority on providing resources and support and encouraging innovation
[09:00-12:36] What Curtis has been doing lately at the University of Rochester Medical Center that he would like to highlight
[12:37-14:53] Curtis’ volunteer work outside his organization
 
Links | Resources: 
Transcendental Medication Management: Transformational Practice in Pharmacy
 
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Vizient Pharmacy Market Outlook – Summer 2024

Vizient publishes our Pharmacy Market Outlook twice a year. The outlook features drug price projections and key market insights to help support members' strategic planning. Drs. Jeni Hayes and Amanda Frick, both Senior Clinical Managers for Market Intelligence, join Carolyn Liptak, Pharmacy Executive Director in the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence and your program host to give an early look.
 
Guest speakers: Jeni Hayes, PharmD, MSPharm, BCPSSenior Clinical Manager, Market IntelligenceVizient 
 
Amanda Frick, PharmD, BCPSSenior Clinical Manager, Market IntelligenceVizient
 
Host: Carolyn Liptak, MBA, BS Pharm Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence 
 
Show Notes: 
[00:45-02:06] Hot Topics 2024 highlighted in this Pharmacy Market Outlook 
[02:07-02:50] Pipeline section looks different. What are the updates?
[02:51-03:44] Looking forward to drugs being approved in 2024: afami-cel and obi-cel
[03:45-4:45] New and noteworthy medication approvals
[4:46 – 5:55] Cell and gene therapy agents
[5:56-10:32] Therapeutic area updates
[6:45] Autoimmune and inflammatory
[7:16] Cardiopulmonary
[7:51] Endocrine and metabolic
[8:05] Hematological agents
[8:26] Infectious diseases
[8:47] Neurology
[9:10] Oncology
[10:06] Plasma
[10:33 -11:29] What's the projection for this edition
[11:30-12:08] Where listeners go if they want more detailed information on the outlook
 
Links | Resources: 
Vizient Pharmacy Market Outlook provider link: Click Here
Vizient Pharmacy Market Outlook highlights public version: Click Here
 
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Exceeding Expectations Vizient Pharmacy Vision Award: Performance Improvement

Vizient Pharmacy Vision Awards celebrate the values and achievements of our pharmacy members. The Excellence in Performance Improvement Award is given to an organization that achieves performance excellence and exceeds expectations in clinical, operations, specialty, retail, or 340B pharmacy. Corewell Health won award in 2023. Stephanie Field, VP, Finance – Pharmacy Business Services, and Margo Bowman, Senior Director of Clinical Pharmacy, are here from Corewell Health to discuss their award-winning program. I'm Gretchen Brummel your program host.
 
Guest speakers: 
Stephanie Field, MBA
Vice President Finance – Pharmacy
Corewell Health
 
Margo Bowman, PharmD
Senior Director of Clinical Pharmacy
Corewell Health
 
Host: 
Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS 
 
Show Notes:
[00:52-02:35] Background information Stephanie and Margo
[02:36 - 03:46] Situation before the team started their work
[03:47- 04:55] Coming up with a solution
[04:56 - 06:05] The program
[06:06 -09:20] Outcome improvements they have seen
[09:21 - 11:14] How frontline staff responded to the program
[11:15-12:18] Enhancing the program in the future.
 
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Protecting patients all over the world, at home

The Pharmacy Vision Awards from Vizient celebrate values and achievements of our program participants. The Excellence in Clinical Practice Award is granted to an organization that implements novel clinical practices to improve patient outcomes and reduce the cost of medication utilization. Doctors Jona Banzon, Director of Outpatient Operations for infectious disease, Pooja Cerrato, Clinical Pharmacist – Travel Medicine and Infectious Diseases, and Kaitlyn Rivard, Infectious diseases Clinical Specialist all from the Cleveland Clinic, join host Gretchen Brummel, Pharmacy Executive Director in the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence, to discuss their award winning travel clinic.
 
Guest speakers: 
Jona Banzon, MD
Director of Outpatient Operations for Infectious Disease
Cleveland Clinic
 
Pooja Cerrato, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist – Travel Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Cleveland Clinic
 
Kaitlyn Rivard, PharmD
Infectious Diseases Clinical Specialist
Cleveland Clinic
 
Host: 
Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS 
Pharmacy Executive Director 
Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Show Notes: 
[00:59-02:29] Guests background information 
[02:30-03:23] Recognition of others for this award
[03:24-06:06] How Cleveland Clinic first identifed the need for a travel clinic
[06:107-12:33] Pulling the clinic together
[12:34-15:12] What services did the clinic eventually offer
[15:13-18:01] Impact of the clinic
[18:02-21:38] Barriers
[21:38-23:14] Expanding the clinic
[23:15-27:04] Advice for others wanting to start a travel clinic
 
Links | Resources:
Travelers' Health | CDC
What Vaccines Do I Need for Travel? (clevelandclinic.org)
Pharmacy Vision Awards
 
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A chief pharmacy officer in your C-suite: Vital to health system success

Margins are tight everywhere in healthcare, and a health system pharmacy adds value especially when led by an established chief pharmacy officer.  Jordan Dow, Chief Pharmacy Officer at Froedtert Health, Michael Oinonen, VP of Pharmacy Networks at Vizient, and our usual host Gretchen Brummel, Pharmacy Executive Director for the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence join guest host Carolyn Liptak, Pharmacy Executive Director with the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence to discuss the importance of the CPO role.
 
Guest speakers: Jordan Dow, PharmD, MS, FASHP, FACHEChief Pharmacy OfficerFroedtert Health
 
Michael Oinonen, PharmDVP of Pharmacy Networks Vizient
 
Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence 
 
Host: Carolyn Liptak, BS Pharmacy, MBA Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence 
 
Show Notes: 
[00:54-02:53] Mike Oinonen and Jordon Dow background information 
[02:54-04:31] What exactly is a Chief Pharmacy Officer and how the CPO role differs from other types of health system pharmacy leaders
[04:32-08:17] Gretchen and Mike discuss their blog post on the CPO role
[08:18-07:46] Does the CPO role apply to all health systems in all hospitals big or small
[07:47-12:11] How prevalent is this CPO role, and its history
[12:12-15:42] Benefits of having a pharmacist at the C-suite level
[15:42-19:03] What an organization is mission without a CPO
[19:04-21:46] Where the CPO role is going in the future
 
Links | Resources:
A Chief Pharmacy Officer in your C-suite: Vital to health system success 
Vizient Pharmacy Solutions 
Pharmacy Network 
HVPE 
ASHP Statement on the Roles and Responsibilities of the Pharmacy Executive 
Rationale for having a chief pharmacy officer in a health care organization | American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy | Oxford Academic (oup.com) 
The rise of the chief pharmacy officer 
 
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Life on the Pharm: challenges and opportunities facing rural health-system pharmacy

Rural pharmacy practitioners are unique, and practicing in this setting takes a broad and deep understanding of pharmacy opportunities and challenges.  Dr. Kyle Johnicker and Dr. Samreena Rasheed, both pharmacy clinical coordinators at Northwestern Medicine overseeing small and rural hospitals join host Gretchen Brummel, Pharmacy Executive Director with the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence at ASHP Midyear in Anaheim to discuss their unique opportunity and challenges.
 
Guest speakers: Kyle Johnicker, PharmDPharmacy Clinical CoordinatorNorthwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital
 
Samreena Rasheed, PharmD, BCPSRegional Pharmacy Clinical CoordinatorNorthwestern Medicine Huntley, McHenry, and Woodstock Hospitals
 
Host: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence 
 
Show Notes: 
[00:47-02:28] Dr. Johnicker and Dr. Rasheed background information 
[02:29-04:10] What attracted them to rural pharmacy
[04:11-05:32] Skill set necessary for rural pharmacy
[05:33-07:46] Recent pharmacy successes at their organization
[07:47-09:29] Where they would like to see rural pharmacy grow in the future
[09:30-10:48] Advice for students or residents thinking about a career in rural pharmacy
 
Links | Resources: 
Antimicrobial and Diagnostic Stewardship Program: Northwestern Medicine
 
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The drug shortage specialist will see you now

The incredible staying power of drug shortages kicks the door open for full-time pharmacy roles designed to combat this issue. Dr. Austin Pytlowany, clinical pharmacist specialist in drug shortage management at Michigan Medicine and Vizient's Kyle Hoelting, senior clinical manager of drug shortages and drug information join host Gretchen Brummel, Pharmacy Executive Director with the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence to discuss drug shortages and drug information and share their perspectives.
 
Guest speakers: Austin Pytlowany, PharmDPharmacy Manager – Inventory and Drug Shortage ManagementMichigan Medicine
 
Kyle Hoelting, PharmD, BCPSSr. Clinical Manager of Drug Information and ShortagesVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence 
 
Host: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence 
 
Show Notes: 
[00:48-01:53] Dr. Pytlowany background information 
[01:54-02:52] Why Michigan Medicine created his position
[02:53-05:52] The overall impact of drug shortages right now
[05:53-07:12] National impact of drug shortages
[07:13-10:41] Austin’s position helping improving patient care at Michigan Medicine
[10:42-12:25] Organizational benefits of individuals or a teams dedicated to drug shortages
[12:26-16:41] Other kinds of positions out there
[16:42-20:40] Concepts and solutions coming out of this or to market
[20:41-22:11] Future for these types of roles in drug shortages
[22:12-25:38] Advice for people who want to get into this specialty
 
Links | Resources: 
The One Thing You Need to Know about Drug Shortage Stewardship
Drug Shortage Stewardship: Calls to Action for the Interconnected Supply Chain
ASHP Current Drug Shortages
 
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Cultivating infusion services from every angle

Health system pharmacies are turning to outpatient infusion services to improve financial performance as margins shrink. Dr. Zinkeng Asonganyi, Director of Ambulatory Pharmacy and Infusion Services at University of Texas Medical Branch or UTMB Health discusses the program and it’s implications with host Gretchen Brummel, Pharmacy Executive Director with the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence.
 
Guest speaker: Zinkeng Asonganyi, PharmDDirector of Ambulatory Pharmacy OperationsUTMB
 
Host: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence 
 
Show Notes: 
[00:52-01:38] Dr. Asonganyi background information 
[01:39-06:44] What’s happening in infusion at UTMB
[06:45-12:15] Complexities and logistics of the program
[12:16-15:13] Maintaining and growing reimbursement in this time of challenges
[15:14-18:33] Biggest opportunities for enhancement or growth
 
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