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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Shields partners with Duke Health for pharmacy services expansion
Shields Health Solutions has partnered with US-based health system Duke Health to expand speciality pharmacy services. The collaboration is set to advance clinical care and improve health outcomes in North Carolina through the Duke Specialty Pharmacy expansion. This initiative is built to support patients by reducing costs, offering broader treatment options, and improving medication management. Patients using Duke Specialty Pharmacy will benefit from personalised, patient-centred care. This includes enhanced access to financial guidance, improved medication adherence, medication delivery, regular follow-ups, and side effect management. Shields' broad reach into payer networks and the range of drugs on offer will afford patients options in their specialist pharmacy care, enabling them to make use of services via Duke Specialty Pharmacy. The programme will introduce broadened support services, centred on caring for patients with intricate long-term health issues. In addition, the endeavour seeks to encompass a wider array of patient groups going forward, improving the accessibility of healthcare. Shields Health Solutions CEO Michael Ham said: 'Our partnership with Duke Health underscores the health system's unwavering commitment to providing superior patient care and differentiated patient experiences. 'We look forward to working alongside Duke Health as it expands its speciality pharmacy services and its impact on complex patients in the Greater Raleigh–Durham community.' Shields Health Solutions currently collaborates with approximately 80 health systems nationwide, assisting patients in lessening co-pays and receiving medication promptly. In October 2024, Shields Health Solutions announced a collaboration with Sutter Health to enhance speciality medications accessibility for US patients with chronic, rare, and complex conditions. "Shields partners with Duke Health for pharmacy services expansion" was originally created and published by Hospital Management, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Wire
13-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Shields Health Solutions Partners with Major Academic Medical Center to Expand Specialty Pharmacy Services
STOUGHTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Shields Health Solutions (Shields), the premier specialty pharmacy accelerator in the country announced it has partnered with Duke Health, a leading academic health system in North Carolina with a vision to further enhance health outcomes across the region by advancing clinical care. The Duke Specialty Pharmacy expansion is designed to better support patients through lower costs, broader treatment options, and enhanced medication management. Patients filling their prescriptions at Duke Specialty Pharmacy will receive personalized, patient-centered care, including increased medication adherence, regular follow ups, side effects management, access to financial assistance, and medication delivery. Additionally, Shields' expansive access to payer networks and available drugs will give patients more choice in their specialty pharmacy and allow them to receive services through Duke Specialty Pharmacy. The Duke Specialty Pharmacy program will bring enhanced operational efficiency and expanded support services, ensuring comprehensive care for patients with complex chronic conditions. Additionally, the program aims to include more patient populations in the future to help expand access to care. 'Our partnership with Duke Health underscores the health system's unwavering commitment to providing superior patient care and differentiated patient experiences,' said Michael Ham, CEO of Shields Health Solutions. 'We look forward to working alongside Duke Health as it expands its specialty pharmacy services and its impact on complex patients in the greater Raleigh – Durham community." Shields currently partners with nearly 80 health systems around the country, helping patients to reduce co-pays, promptly receive medication delivery, and improve medication adherence. About Shields Health Solutions Shields Health Solutions (Shields) is the premier specialty pharmacy accelerator in the country. The Shields Performance Platform, an integrated set of solutions, services and technology, is intentionally designed to elevate payer and drug access for specialty pharmacies, elevate health outcomes for complex patients, and elevate growth throughout the entire health system. As the foremost experts in the health system specialty pharmacy industry, Shields has a proven track record of success including access to over 80 percent of all limited distribution drugs (LDDs) and most (health insurance) payers in the nation; and a clinical model proven to lower total cost of care by 13%. In partnership with nearly 80 health systems across the country through national-scale collaboration, Shields has a vested interest in delivering measurable clinical and financial results for health systems. For more, visit our blog and follow us on social media, @ShieldsRX, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Shields Health Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Walgreens Boots Alliance and employs more than 2,000 people across the country.
Daily Mirror
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
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