Pittsburgh, PA — June 3, 2008 — McKesson Specialty Pharmacy announced that they will showcase their ConnectedCare® programs at the American Health Insurance Plan’s annual conference in San Francisco the week of June 15th.
McKesson Specialty Pharmacy’s ConnectedCare programs build connections between physician practices, retail pharmacies, payors, case managers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, patients and their caregivers to support cost savings, utilization management, adherence and positive quality of life outcomes. With dynamic disease, therapy, side effect and medication management tools, ConnectedCare improves communication between the patient and their healthcare team to overcome clinical and reimbursement challenges which can lead to therapy non-compliance.
ConnectedCare offers
- Evidence-based and nationally recognized clinical pharmacy care management protocols for oncology, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Hepatitis C, Respiratory Syncytial Virus and other specialty conditions
- Dedicated disease-specific pharmacy team providing personal patient and practice therapy support
- Patient and caregiver educational materials and therapy management tools
- Side effect management programs
- Drug and disease specific clinical and reimbursement programs
About McKesson Specialty
McKesson Specialty is a business unit of McKesson Corporation and includes OTN and Onmark. McKesson Specialty delivers the services manufacturers, payors and providers need to ensure pharmaceutical products, coordinated reimbursement, and clinical services are available to patients with complex diseases. In addition, through world-class technology, McKesson Specialty companies provide manufacturers and providers value-added data and information management tools to drive efficiencies and enhanced patient care.
About McKesson
McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 18th on the Fortune 500, is a healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes and improving the quality and safety of patient care. McKesson is the longest-operating company in healthcare today, marking its 175th anniversary this year. Over the course of its history, McKesson has grown by providing pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and payors designed to improve outcomes for patients. For more information, visit www.mckesson.com.
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