UC Davis Health’s Tiffany Phung, Pharm.D., and Tim Cutler, Pharm.D., say staff-driven ideas protect research independence in industry partnerships.
|Podcasts|August 5, 2021
The Connection Between Telehealth, Pharmacy and How it Affects Self-Funded Employers
Author(s)Briana Contreras
Managed Healthcare Executive had a conversation with Kelly Chillingworth, RPh, director of business development at RxBenefits this week about the unique connection between pharmacy and telemedicine, what impact telemedicine & its pharmacy costs have on self-funded employers and how the right virtual care services a health provider offers to their members can be essential to building a competitive benefit.
Advertisement
To listen to more episodes featured on Tuning Into The C-Suite, visit us on
Advertisement
Related to this article
UC Davis Health’s Tiffany Phung, Pharm.D., and Tim Cutler, Pharm.D., say research justifies services and opens doors to limited distribution drugs.
As the pharmacist pipeline tightens, leaders from UC Davis Health, UCSF Health, and Sutter Health say financial sustainability now depends as much on capacity as on cost.
Melody Chang, R.Ph., says payers cover bispecific and CAR-T drugs but not the monitoring that lets community practices deliver them safely at lower cost.
Continuous glucose monitoring cut mean A1C from 8.8% to 7.2% over 26 weeks in adults with type 2 diabetes not on insulin, 0.9 points more than routine care in the CONNECT trial.
American Oncology Network’s Melody Chang, R.Ph., says 18% of its first 70 outpatient bispecific patients had CRS, all low grade with no hospitalizations.
A screening program in eight countries found early-stage type 1 diabetes in about 1 in 350 children with no family history of the disease.
Healthcare leaders should be preparing now for important changes in prior authorization and other areas of healthcare.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Trending on Managed Healthcare Executive
1
Apothecary Pharma recalls compounded tirzepatide and NAD+ vials over sterility concerns
2
More checks in the plus column for GLP-1s for obstructive sleep apnea | CHEST 2026
3
Rex Hoffman, M.D., on how a CMO balances competing priorities | HSES 2026
4
Algia Pharma completes investigational drug toxicology study for non-opioid acute pain regimen AlgiaPak
5