Pharmacy Innovators Podcast Visante Consulting

Don't miss this transformative opportunity to join Majid Tanas, a respected pharmacy executive and leader, for an enlightening discussion on mastering the complexities of today's healthcare landscape.
Majid delves into the critical role of hospital pharmacy in enhancing the full patient experience, the strategic design of organizational structures to boost collaboration, and the imperative to abandon the outdated term 'ancillary services' from pharmacy dialogue.
Majid advocates for placing patients and people at the forefront of your decisions, a proven strategy for achieving remarkable success.

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.

In this episode, Visante Executive Advisor Jim Jorgenson and Senior Director Dave Hager are joined by two experts in the pharmacy revenue cycle industry who provide valuable insights and knowledge on establishing an effective strategy and structure for success.
Lindsey Amerine and Maxie Friemel, pioneers in the field, offer 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

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

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.

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.
Pharmacy Stars Website: pharmacystars.com
Resources:
5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT USP CHAPTER 797 AND 800 REVISIONS
2023 USP 797 Pharmaceutical Compounding – Sterile Preparations Briefing
 
2023 USP 795 Pharmaceutical Compounding – Non-Sterile Preparations Briefing