McKesson Voices

	Ambulatory Pharmacies Help Improve Adherence, Quality of Care Having an ambulatory pharmacy within a healthcare facility can assist discharged patients with their medication regimen and help to improve medication adherence. By increasing adherence, these pharmacies can also help reduce the number of readmissions and increase patient satisfaction, important factors outlined under healthcare reform. McKesson Corporation has created McKesson Pharmacy Solutions, a series of services to help hospitals establish ambulatory pharmacies that can capture new revenue, and improve efficiency and clinical outcomes simultaneously.
	McKesson Corporation : “Best of ASH” Features Two Studies with Contributions from US Oncology Research Affiliated Physicians - Studies focused on treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) McKesson presents three common ICD-10 misconceptions and what the firm considers to be the truth opposing each. Healthcare IT contributing writer Tom Sullivan reports.
	Finding Their Way to the Fast Track Young executives Matthew Zubiller, Kori Reed and Pam Rogers Klyn found ways to turbo-charge their careers and put themselves on a fast track to senior management. Their trick? Each took a novel approach that resulted in unexpected benefits for their employers—and new, prominent roles for themselves. Mr. Zubiller believes he succeeded partly because he realized the best new idea "aligns with the core of the business."
	Putting Patients First A conversation with Benjamin Chu, M.D., the new chair-elect of the AHA In a wide-ranging interview with H&HN's Senior Editor Matthew Weinstock, Chu, the American Hospital Association's chair-elect, says it is time to "break away from the extreme fragmentation" that's limiting providers from truly providing the full continuum of care.
	Top patient care performers are most profitable hospitals The top 25 percent of U.S. hospitals with the highest scores on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) question about performance were, on average, the most profitable and had the highest clinical scores, suggesting that patient experience, coupled with clinical outcomes, can mean financial profitability for the institution.
	The Buzz Around Lean Six Sigma at Hospitals You may have heard that Lean Six Sigma is catching on with hospitals and other healthcare providers. This business management strategy specificially addresses process flow and waste issues while focusing on variation and design to promote business and operational excellence. Essentially, Lean Six Sigma helps eliminate defects throughout an organization, which in healthcare can mean preventing medical errors, decreasing mortality rates, reducing lengths of stay, improving patient care, and improving quality.
	HealthcareIT News: McKesson's ICD-10 Myths and Misconceptions McKesson presents three common ICD-10 misconceptions and what the firm considers to be the truth opposing each. Healthcare IT contributing writer Tom Sullivan reports.
	Modern Healthcare's Top 25 Clinical Informaticists McKesson customers named to Modern Healthcare's 2010 Top 25 Clinical Informaticists for their exceptional use of patient care data to improve clinical and financial performance of their healthcare organizations.
	Fine Tuning Specialty Distribution Phil Bolger, vice president and general manager of Distribution & Physician Services for McKesson Specialty Care Solutions, outlines the range of options biotech and specialty manufacturers have for bringing these high cost, low volume products to market and managing distribution throughout the product's life cycle.
	Dealing with REMS Challenges in Drug Commercialization Five steps to take when the duty for developing Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) is imposed on commercial operations are outlined by leaders of Reimbursement & Access Services for McKesson Specialty Care Solutions, including vice president and general manager, Heather Morel.
	REMS Programs: 5 Trends to Watch As FDA's explicit authority to require drug safety and education programs approaches its second anniversary in mid-September 2009, some very distinct trends and issues are emerging for all NDA and BLA applicants. Ravi Deshpande, Pharm D, vice president of risk and registry solutions for McKesson Specialty Care Solutions, details these trends, outlining how manufacturers can stay ahead of the curve.
	Connecting the Dots With Online Healthcare Resources More than half of Americans turn to the Internet for some form of health advice or information, and research finds that most would also like to use a secure Internet site to access medical records, schedule office visits, refill prescriptions and pay medical bills. What's needed now is a healthcare hub-the behind-the-scenes technology and architecture that aggregates the details of our health.
	Engage And Retain Health Plan Members With Online Tools Jim Hardy of McKesson Health Solutions writes that health plans should focus on engaging and retaining their members through comprehensive online services.
	McKesson Testimony on Meaningful Use McKesson submitted written testimony on "Meaningful Use" to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics during their public hearing on the subject in May 2009.
	John Hammergren Interview with McKinsey Quarterly McKesson CEO John Hammergren is featured in the May 13^th "Future of Healthcare" issue of McKinsey Quarterly. In his video interview, Hammergren discusses the problems facing healthcare today and how business solutions can make the system operate more efficiently, more safely and at a lower cost. The video is available at this link: McKinsey Quarterly (Registration Required).
	Metrics Driven Performance Improvement Jim Morrison, vice president and general manager of Revenue Cycle at McKesson Provider Technologies, encourages healthcare leaders to adopt a performance improvement model that produces results by keenly focusing on key performance metrics.
	Introduction to Human Factors and Usability in Health IT Design (June 2010) Beth Meyer, Human Factors Engineer at McKesson Corporation, writes about creating a user-centered product design process to address user needs throughout the product life cycle.
	Revamping a Radiology Practice's Revenue Cycle Management Dennis Wiseman, executive director of Radiology Associates of South Florida, discusses how the practice revamped its revenue cycle management, the challenges the team faced, and what other practices should know before diving in.
	McKesson CEO shares his prescription for American health care "The prescription is straightforward: If you want to make American health care stronger, focus on the health of our health-care businesses." In a recent article published on Forbes.com, McKesson Chief Executive Officer John Hammergren provides perspective on the business challenges health care organizations face today, and shares some optimistic examples of companies that are finding innovative solutions to provide quality health care at lower cost.
	Strategies for Reinventing the Revenue Cycle Mark Janiszewski, vice president of product management/revenue cycle at McKesson Provider Technologies, presents healthcare finance leaders with five strategies to drive enhancements in revenue cycle processes and performance in an era of reform.
	Avoiding "Paralysis by Analysis" During EMR Implementation Walter Reid, vice president of product strategy and marketing for McKesson Provider Technologies, gives advice on implementing electronic medical records without becoming lost in excessive analysis.
	Sorry, Tablets. Laptops Still Dominate the Enterprise Tablets turn heads, but when it's time to get work done, corporations are still showing their love for the laptop.
	McKesson Experts Write on the Needs of the Chronically Ill Ricardo Guggenheim, M.D., and Diana Verrilli of McKesson Health Solutions, wrote an Op-Ed published in the Denver Post on developing and deploying a care management program to manage the medical needs for chronically ill patients in an outpatient.
	McKesson Provides Recommendations on HIT to Obama Administration McKesson is actively engaged in transforming a healthcare system burdened by paper, inefficiency and redundancy. Our recommendations to the Obama transition team for the use of health information technology (health IT) funding are centered on significantly improving care access, quality and safety as well as consumer health literacy.
	McKesson Convenes "Lessons from the Field" Symposium In fall 2008, McKesson sponsored a symposium in Washington, D.C. on the value of improved electronic communication between doctors and patients to any cost management strategy. A diverse and distinguished panel of experts gathered at the McKesson symposium to provide policymakers with important “Lessons From the Field” on how our healthcare system continues to acknowledge the promise of new communication technologies to reduce costs, expand access, and improve quality.