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Visante’s Pharmacy Innovators features conversations with thought leaders who are going ‘off script’ to transform healthcare through innovation.

Visante Pharmacy Innovators

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24 // 340B Policy and Real-life Challenges

08-21-2024
The 340B landscape is constantly evolving, presenting both challenges and opportunities for healthcare providers. Visante is committed to helping organizations navigate the complexities that come with a 340B program.  To... stay informed, listen to our latest podcast on all things 340B. Our guests, Ted Slafsky, Publisher and CEO of 340B Report, and Kristin Fox-Smith, Senior Vice President at Visante, discuss critical topics such as: The evolving landscape of 340B advocacy The importance of data sharing and transparency The impact of telehealth on patient care The role of audits in program integrity The importance of an effective dispute resolution process 340B Report website: https://340breport.com/ Discount code: Visante25

23 // Empowering Change: Leadership and Advocacy in Hospital Pharmacy

07-17-2024
In this episode of Pharmacy Innovators, we delve into the critical roles of leadership and advocacy within hospital pharmacy settings. Hospital pharmacists are not only frontline healthcare providers but also... leaders driving impactful change in patient care. Join us as we sit down with St. Luke’s Vice President & Chief Pharmacy Officer, Kelley Curtis, who shares her insights on navigating the complexities of healthcare systems. Discover firsthand how effective leadership strategies can empower pharmacy teams to innovate, collaborate, and ultimately improve healthcare outcomes. Whether you’re a pharmacy professional, healthcare leader, or simply interested in the intersection of pharmacy practice and advocacy, this episode offers valuable perspectives and actionable advice.

22 // Ask the Innovators: Your Questions on Infusion Services

06-28-2024
In this special edition of our Innovators podcast, we address your questions about infusion services and site-of-care strategies. Join our guests, Erick Siegenthaler, PharmD, MHA, and Dale Drizd, Pharm D,... RPh, as they chat with Jim Jorgenson about setting up a home infusion program, optimizing pharmacy revenue, preventing costly leakage, and much more. Gain valuable insights to enhance patient access and improve provider satisfaction.

21 // Pharmacy Perspectives from Beyond the Northern Border

05-22-2024
Delivering quality pharmacy care to communities across remote, often wintry Northern Canada presents unique challenges. Kevin McDonald and Sammu Dhaliwall from North West Telepharmacy Solutions join Jim Jorgenson to discuss... overcoming geographical, weather, language, technology, and financial barriers to provide essential medications and clinical care. Kevin McDonald, Director of North West Telepharmacy Solutions Sammu Dhaliwall, Senior Manager of Business Development https://www.northwesttelepharmacy.ca/

20 // Leading with Innovation: Transforming Health System Pharmacy

05-14-2024
Join us for an insightful conversation with Chief Pharmacy Officer Majid Tanas as he discusses the exciting opportunities for innovation in health system pharmacy with Jim Jorgenson. Together, they delve... into topics such as patient-centric care, fostering collaborative leadership structures, and exploring avenues for financial growth that simultaneously enhance patient care delivery.  Read more about Majid Tanas’s approach in this blog article: Pharmacy is Driving New Ways to Increase Revenue and Enhance Patient Care    

19 // Top Opportunities for Healthcare Executives in 2024

03-20-2024
In this exclusive episode of the Visante Pharmacy Innovators, our leaders seize the opportunity to delve into this year’s selections for the annual Top 10 and explain why four issues... are particularly worth paying attention to. Steve Rough, Phil Brummond and Jim Jorgenson dig deeper into specialty pharmacy and infusion services, consolidated service centers, benchmarking and analytics, and pharmacy revenue. These areas are identified as promising exciting opportunities for health systems in 2024, echoing Steve’s assertion, “There’s more opportunity in pharmacy than ever before.” And be sure to tune in for the insightful conversation on grit and its implications for healthcare leaders. Top Opportunities for Healthcare Executives in 2024    

18 // Pharmacy Informatics and Technology Impact on Medication-use

12-14-2023
Discover the fascinating world of pharmacy informatics and technology and its profound impact on medication-use across the health system. In this episode, we delve into the trends, challenges, and opportunities... in technology and informatics that are shaping the future of Pharmacy. From business analytics, interoperability, and technology optimization, we explore how technology innovations streamline processes, enhance patient safety, and improve financial performance. Join us as we chat with expert Joe Lassiter, PharmD, Chief Pharmacy Informatics Officer, who unveils the behind-the-scenes workings of pharmacy informatics. From the best organizational models to understanding the value of data scientists, you’ll gain invaluable insights into the pivotal role pharmacy informatics and technology plays in health systems. Especially for health system leaders, this episode is a must listen.

17 // Uncovering the Financial Opportunity of Pharmacy Revenue Cycle

03-18-2024
In this episode, Lindsey Amerine and Maxie Friemel, pioneers in the field of pharmacy revenue cycle, offer valuable insights and knowledge on establishing an effective strategy and structure for success.... With host Jim Jorgenson and moderator Dave Hager, Lindsey and Maxie provide guidance on initiating the process, assembling a cross-functional team, pinpointing immediate victories, and formulating a long-term strategy. Leaders in health systems are encouraged to listen to this episode to learn more about discovering substantial financial benefits within their own organizations. Unscripted Podcast link Establishing a pharmacy revenue integrity team: A blueprint for increasing pharmacy’s role in health-system revenue cycle link

16 // The Importance of Work-Life Balance in Healthcare

01-17-2024
Happy New Year, listeners! The start of the New Year usually comes with self-reflection and new intentions. As we continue to see staffing shortages, escalating workload demands, burnout and silent... quitting as significant challenges for hospitals and health systems how do we address these labor concerns? In this episode, we embark on one of the topics that healthcare workers have the most trouble achieving: work-life balance (or should we say LIFE-work balance). Visante Senior Director, Angie Amado, and Visante Senior Consultant, Lynn Thoma, have an honest conversation with our host, Jim Jorgenson, about the importance of work-life balance and how they attempt to implement healthy boundaries in both their professional and personal lives.  Read Visante’s Top 10 Issues Facing Health System Pharmacy Connect with Angie Connect with Lynn

15 // What’s next for USP drug compounding compliance?

11-15-2023
In this episode of Visante Innovators, Jim Jorgenson talks with Pharmacy Stars CEO Keith Streckenbach. Keith is an innovator in sterile drug compounding and passionate about helping pharmacies reach their... compliance goals and meet increasingly complex standards. With USP Chapters 797 and 800 becoming compendial, and therefore enforceable by boards of pharmacy or other regulatory agencies, quickly reaching compliance with these standards is critical. Keith and Jim discuss how to assess your situation and design a compliance roadmap, and where to go for the most helpful resources. They also cover some of the more challenging aspects of 797 and 800 compliance, how to handle workforce challenges and staying on top of cybersecurity issues. Listeners will be interested to hear about what Jim and Keith see for the future of compliance in this area, such as more frequent use of Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) standards.

14 // Systemness in Health System Pharmacy: Perspectives from Two Transformational Leaders

10-18-2023
In this episode of Visante’s Innovators podcast, successful pharmacy leaders, Melissa Ortega from Tufts Medicine and Staci Hermann from Dartmouth Health, join Jim Jorgenson for an in-depth discussion on the... greatest challenges and opportunities facing the contemporary pharmacy leader.   Dave Hager moderates the discussion with these two phenomenal pharmacy trailblazers for an intriguing, timely listen for all current and future health system and pharmacy leaders.  

13 // The infusion market is evolving. Are you ready?

09-07-2023
It’s a familiar theme in healthcare: the movement of traditional acute care to a variety of ambulatory settings. Infusion therapy is one of the fastest-growing examples of this transition, and... the market continues to shift as a result of this strong growth. In this episode of our Visante Innovators podcast, we take a deeper look at what’s driving the expansion of the infusion market. Join Visante CEO Jim Jorgenson, University of Maryland Director of Home Infusion Services Chris White, and Visante Senior Director Erick Siegenthaler as they discuss infusion changes and challenges, plus how health systems should be thinking about their overall infusion strategy in today’s evolving landscape.

12 // Medication Adherence: Why It Matters

07-24-2023
Why has an important quality and financial element like medical adherence flown under the radar all these years? Professor William (Bill) Kelly from Taneja College of Pharmacy at USF, joins... our host, Jim Jorgenson, to discuss why pharmacist interventions and medication adherence are crucial to patients’ quality of life. In the episode, Bill dives into his most recent publication on adherence and gives us a sneak peek of his upcoming studies about quality and safety. Click Here to read Bill’s publication  Contact Bill: wkelly@usf.edu

11 // It’s a Crisis: The Pharmacy Technician Shortage

06-21-2023
Health systems have been plagued by shortages of pharmacy technicians and many fear it will continue to get worse. Rico Powell, Senior Consultant at Visante and Managing Partner at Professional... Pharmacy Technician Academy, joins our host, Jim Jorgenson, to discuss the pharmacy technician crisis. In this episode, Rico highlights technicians’ role in medication safety and what pharmacy leaders can do to help mitigate the high turnover. Professional Pharmacy Technician Academy: www.pptaacademy.com Rico Powell: rpowell@pptaacademy.com White Paper: The Pharmacy Technician Workforce Crisis    

10 // 340B Program Pressures Intensify: Who Will Fund Indigent Care?

05-17-2023
Maria Kossilos, Assoc. Chief Pharmacy Officer at Cambridge Health Alliance, joins Kristin Fox-Smith (340B ACE), Managing Director at Visante, to discuss how pharmaceutical manufacturer restrictions – some as recent as... last week – put enormous financial pressure on health systems and covered entities who are doing what they can to care for vulnerable and underserved patients across America.   Kossilos and Fox-Smith describe why the 340B outlook is somewhat bleak, as the fear of continuing to lose 340B savings could well become a reality in the coming 18-24 months. However, they also describe real solutions such as utilizing 340B ESP in ways to leverage data in exchange for 340B price restoration, where possible. Fox-Smith describes Cambridge Health Alliance as the perfect case study for an organization that has figured out what works well, how to hold vendors accountable, and how to stay on top of ever-changing restrictions and requirements while restoring lost revenue without draining its internal resources.   In this episode, you will hear from two leading 340B experts who are passionate about taking care of patients – especially those that cannot afford it themselves – and advocating for the organizations on the front lines. Jim Jorgenson, Visante CEO, moderates the discussion and provides insight into the legal aspects and impact on the future of the program.

9 // Pharmacy Automation Projects – Part 4 of 4

11-17-2022
In this episode of the pharmacy innovators podcast we have Ghalib Abbasi and Gee Mathen. These two innovators are making major breakthroughs in pharmacy automation and making it safer for... patients! Let’s see how they’re doing that…

8 // Pharmacy Automation Projects – Part 3 of 4

11-10-2022
In part 3 of our series on automation, we’re going to be talking about the optimization of the automation solution that has been selected....

7 // Pharmacy Automation Projects – Part 2 of 4

11-03-2022
In the first of our series on pharmacy automation we talked about initial planning…now, we discuss implementation!...

6 // Pharmacy Automation Projects – Part 1 of 4

10-27-2022
In the first of four parts of our series on Pharmacy Automation Projects, we’re going to discuss what goes into initial planning....

5 // Kennedy Erickson – President APhA-ASP

07-26-2022
Kennedy was Born and raised in Olympia, WA, and is a student at Washington State University (WSU) College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Spokane Kennedy was elected the National... President for APhA-ASP in 2021 and has been an advocate for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion within the profession as well as the power of advocacy by promoting pharmacists to join together through professional organizations. Outside of pharmacy, her hobbies include hiking, catching up with family and friends, playing piano, doing puzzles, playing Beat Saber, and hanging out with her two cats, Harrison and Ellinor.

4 // Amar Festic – Expert in Pharmacy Robotics and Automation

06-23-2022
Amar Festic is in charge of Business Development and sales for Loccioni USA, an innovation company focused on high end robotics for hospital pharmacies. He is one of the nation’s... experts in robotics applied to IV compounding and has spent 10+ years implementing complex robotics projects and integrated platforms, working with some of the leading institutions in the United States (Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins, Ohio State, Froedtert Health and others) as well as Europe and Asia. Areas of interested and work cover oncology as well as non- hazardous compounding, both in hospitals and 503B settings.

3 // Dr. LaQuoia Johnson – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – GRACE Culture

04-15-2022
Today on the show we have Pharmacist Dr. LaQuoia Johnson! LaQuoia is more than a pharmacist these days, she’s also a life coach and educator that focuses largely on diversity,... equity and inclusion.  LaQuoia started a program called Grace Culture that gives a framework for training people on diversity in the workplace.  If you’d like to contact LaQuoia, reach out to her by email at:  laquoiajohnson@gmail.com

2 // Alex Varkey – Let’s talk about Pharmacist Burnout…

03-02-2022
Today on the Pharmacy Innovators Podcast we welcome Alex Varkey. Alex is the Director of Pharmacy at Houston Methodist Hospital – Texas Medical Center in Houston, TX. Alex received his... PharmD from the University of Houston in 2005. He then completed a two-year administrative residency at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH while completing his Master of Science in Health-System Pharmacy Administration at The Ohio State University in 2007. Today we’re going to be discussing pharmacist burnout and about some of the interesting things Alex has been doing in this area to help alleviate the issue. 

1 // Jim Jorgenson – Visante CEO

12-18-2021
On the first episode of Pharmacy Innovators, we welcome CEO of Visante, James Jorgenson. James is a pharmacy leader with over 30 years of experience in hospital management and leadership. ...
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