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We’re honored to be considered a Best Place to Work!

Pittsburgh Business Times

Want to work for a Best Place to Work? Join the PANTHERx Specialty team! Visit pantherxrare.com/careers for more information!

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Specialty Pharmacy Times today announced it has joined with five specialty pharmacies as it expands its Strategic Alliance Partnership program. The new alliances facilitate collaboration and the exchange of knowledge among partners and increase the industrywide visibility of the participating pharmacy organizations.
Specialty Pharmacy Times, the specialty pharmacy industry’s number one journal and the most read publication among specialty pharmacists and pharmacy professionals, has now partnered with 57 groups and organizations.
“We are extremely proud of our partnership program and look to continue to build our trust with each of our partners as we provide quality content to meet the needs of our individual readers,” said Chris Hennessy, publisher of Specialty Pharmacy Times.
Joining Specialty Pharmacy Times are PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy, ModernHEALTH Specialty Pharmacy, Ardon Health, PerformSpecialty and ReCept Specialty Pharmacy.

PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy, based in Pittsburgh, Pa., strives to make the process of referring patients to its service quick and easy. Its team of clinical pharmacists provide services in record turnaround time and handle the processing of all prior authorizations for prescribing physicians. In addition, the revolutionary myPANTHERx portal keeps physicians updated and more actively involved with their patients’ care.
ModernHEALTH Specialty Pharmacy in Los Angeles, Ca., is made up of regional pharmacies focusing on complex, community-centered disease states. It serves patients requiring a high-touch service model, including comprehensive medication management for HIV, cystic fibrosis, transplant, hepatitis C, and other diseases and treatments.
Ardon Health in Portland, Ore., provides a wide range of medications, such as injectables and oncology therapies. It also offers an elevated level of clinical support for safety and side effects.
PerformSpecialty in Orlando, Fla., is a full-service specialty pharmacy whose goal is to provide personalized patient care and better access to achieve healthier outcomes. Each patient works with a patient care coordinator who, along with the prescriber, creates a program to treat each condition individually and works to involve the patient in his or her own health.
ReCept Specialty Pharmacy, based in Ft. Worth, Texas, and serving patients throughout the Southwest, provides a unique service model uncharacteristic of large, impersonal chain/mail order pharmacies. Exceptional customer service drives its day-to-day activities.

About Specialty Pharmacy Times Specialty Pharmacy Times is a leading industry journal serving the business and practice of specialty pharmaceuticals and therapy. Published by Pharmacy Times, the journal focuses on key areas surrounding specialty pharmaceuticals and the enhanced practice needs of pharmacists in this arena. The journal is available at www.SpecialtyPharmacyTimes.com. Specialty Pharmacy Times is published by Michael J. Hennessy Associates, Inc., a leading provider of healthcare publications, research, information and education.

For more information, contact: Becky Taylor, 609-240-6886, becky@btaylorpa.com

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The theme of the conference is Optimize Stakeholder Collaboration and Shorten Time to Fill. Held in Philadelphia, it provides a forum in which colleagues across the industry can collaborate to devise best practices and develop effective solutions to shorten patient wait time and increase speed to therapy.

Ogurchak will participate in a panel discussion at 8:45AM on Tuesday, August 11th:

Effectively Manage the Relationship between all Speed to Therapy Stakeholders to Optimize Patient Engagement

He will also present on behalf of PANTHERx Specialty at 9:45AM Tuesday, August 11 – Maximize the Manufacturer-Specialty Pharmacy Partnership to Improve Time to Fill

CBI is a leader in conferences for the pharmaceutical industry.

PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy is a leading national specialty pharmacy headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PANTHERx Specialty’s mission is to reinvent specialty, revolutionize pharmacy, and redefine care through high-touch patient services for orphan diseases, transplant, HIV, hepatitis C, oncology, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis and other conditions. PANTHERx Specialty provides high-tech medication fulfillment and patient education, along with clinical and financial support services, including counseling on medication adherence and side-effect management. PANTHERx Specialty serves as a contracted 340B specialty pharmacy for covered entities, Ryan White Programs, and state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAP) throughout the country. For more information, please visit pantherxrare.com.

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PANTHERx Specialty now serves as a complement to Araya’s existing and future customers to ensure full patient management of high-cost specialty therapies, ensuring cost containment and optimal outcomes.

“PANTHERx Specialty is proud to partner with Araya,” said David Stasiowski, Director, Business Development & Managed Markets. “We look forward to the many opportunities to service their customers now & in the future.”

Araya, a privately held organization located in Latham, New York, is contracted with municipalities, not for profit employers, private entities and not for profit agencies, offering a flexible service model with a full range of tailored solutions.  Araya partners with clients, enabling them to leverage the data collected through the adjudication process, improving the quality of care and delivering the most cost effective benefit.

For information about Araya, please visit http://www.arayarx.com

About PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy

PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy is a leading national specialty pharmacy headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PANTHERx Specialty’s mission is to reinvent specialty, revolutionize pharmacy, and redefine care through high-touch patient services for orphan diseases, transplant, HIV, hepatitis C, oncology, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis and other conditions. PANTHERx Specialty provides high-tech medication fulfillment and patient education, along with clinical and financial support services, including counseling on medication adherence and side-effect management. PANTHERx Specialty serves as a contracted 340B specialty pharmacy for covered entities, Ryan White Programs, and state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAP) throughout the country. For more information, please visit pantherxrare.com.

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Achieving accreditation is a process where healthcare organizations demonstrate compliance with national standards. Accreditation by ACHC reflects an organization’s dedication and commitment to meeting standards that facilitate a higher level of performance and patient care.

ACHC is a not-for-profit organization that has stood as a symbol of quality and excellence since 1986. ACHC is ISO 9001:2008 certified and has CMS Deeming Authority for Home Health, Hospice and DMEPOS.

PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy is a leading national specialty pharmacy headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PANTHERx Specialty’s mission is to reinvent specialty, revolutionize pharmacy, and redefine care through high-touch clinical services and specialty pharmaceuticals for orphan diseases, transplant, HIV, hepatitis, oncology, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis and other chronic conditions. PANTHERx Specialty provides high-tech medication fulfillment and patient education, along with clinical and financial support services, including counseling on medication adherence and side-effect management. PANTHERx Specialty serves as a contracted 340B specialty pharmacy for covered entities, Ryan White Programs, and state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAP) throughout the country.

For more information, please visit pantherxrare.com or (855) 726-8479.

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The URAC accreditation process demonstrates a commitment to quality services and serves as a framework to improve business processes through benchmarking organizations against nationally recognized standards.

“We applaud PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy on achieving URAC Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation,” said URAC President and CEO Kylanne Green. “In today’s healthcare market, URAC accreditation provides a mark of distinction for organizations to demonstrate their commitment to quality healthcare.”

URAC’s Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation provides an external validation of excellence in Specialty Pharmacy Management and provides Continuous Quality Improvement oriented processes that improve operations and enhance compliance.

About URAC

URAC, an independent, nonprofit organization, is a well-known leader in promoting healthcare quality through its accreditation, education, and measurement programs. URAC offers a wide range of quality benchmarking programs and services that model the rapid changes in the healthcare system and provide a symbol of excellence for organizations to validate their commitment to quality and accountability. Through its broad-based governance structure and an inclusive standards development process, URAC ensures that all stakeholders are represented in establishing meaningful quality measures for the entire healthcare industry. For more information, visit www.urac.org.

About PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy

PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy is a leading national specialty pharmacy headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PANTHERx Specialty’s mission is to reinvent specialty, revolutionize pharmacy, and redefine care through high-touch clinical services and specialty pharmaceuticals for orphan diseases, transplant, HIV, hepatitis, oncology, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis and other chronic conditions. PANTHERx Specialty provides high-tech medication fulfillment and patient education, along with clinical and financial support services, including counseling on medication adherence and side-effect management. PANTHERx Specialty serves as a contracted 340B specialty pharmacy for covered entities, Ryan White Programs, and state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAP) throughout the country. For more information, please visit pantherxrare.com.

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Additionally, our team celebrated the lighting of our new sign on the exterior of our facility on Thursday, May 21. Our new signage has advanced capabilities to adjust color when illuminated in order to reflect special occasions, advocacy causes, and celebrations.

PANTHERx Specialty will be hosting an Open House in mid-July to showcase our facility for our key business partners, prescribers and friends. Please be on the lookout for that invitation when it arrives!

For more information about PANTHERx Specialty, please call 855-726-8479 or email pharmacist@pantherspecialty.com.

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Alexandria, VA (May 22, 2015) – The Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board (SPCB) is pleased to announce the recent certification of Jonathan Ogurchak, PharmD, CSP under its Certified Specialty Pharmacist^TM (CSP^TM) certification program. Created to serve as an objective tool for identifying competent professionals within the Specialty Pharmacy industry, SPCB developed the CSP certification to provide independent, verifiable evidence of proficiency in their practice

Dr. Jonathan Ogurchak, Director of Clinical Programs & Pharmacy Operations at PANTHERx Specialty, is a graduate of the Duquesne University Mylan School of Pharmacy.  He oversees day-to-day operations, developing new, innovative uses for clinical programs, enhancing both patient and prescriber experiences. He has designed and implemented several high-touch pharmacist-driven programs focused on dosing efficiency and clinical monitoring of patient outcomes with specialty therapies.

The CSP credential is a key indicator to employers, manufacturers, patients, payers, other healthcare providers, and the public at large that a professional is an expert in specialty pharmaceuticals. Earning CSP certification validates specialty pharmacy experience, demonstrates a commitment to patient safety, and sets a new standard for pharmacies to elevate their specialty pharmacy services. Applications for the CSP exam are available at www.spcboard.org. Exams are administered in April and October yearly.

SPCB, launched in 2012, is an independent, not-for-profit organization whose sole mission is the certification of professionals who meet specific eligibility requirements and pass a rigorous assessment instrument. The SPCB is independent from any trade or professional association. The SPCB is dedicated to promoting specialty pharmacy’s unique responsibility, maintaining the highest quality standards, and advocating for professional development to ensure that specialty patients receive appropriate care now and in the future. The CSP program is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). The goal of the CSP program is to assure patients receive care from qualified, educated, and knowledgeable specialty pharmacists.

For more information, contact Gary Cohen: gcohen@spcboard.org

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