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ACHC and HOSP Partner to Support Specialty Pharmacies. The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) announces the partnering with the Health System Owned Specialty Pharmacy Alliance (HOSP), a nonprofit trade association dedicated to the integrated specialty pharmacy community. ACHC Media Contact: Brooke Renn: (919) 785-1214, ext. 252; [email protected] HOSP Alliance Media Contact: Paula Lowe: (508) 930-5434; [email protected] For All Other Inquiries: (919) 785-1214, (855) 937-2242, [email protected]] ACHC and [...]

“Gold bagging” is a relatively new term, but it has taken hold in the specialty pharmacy space. The Health System Owned Specialty Pharmacy Alliance (HOSP) has led the way in embracing the gold bagging terminology. HOSP is confident that over the next five years, the terminology will become firmly established and regarded as the [...]

What prompted you to join HOSP and why do you feel the organization is so important? Our HOSP membership was prompted by all of the University of California’s specialty pharmacy leaders and agreed upon unanimously by all the Pharmacy Executives at four University of California campuses.  HOSP is important because there is strength in [...]

Growth Continues For Only Group Representing Health System Owned Specialty Pharmacies Wakefield, Mass. – June 8, 2022. The Health System Owned Specialty Pharmacy Alliance (HOSP), the non-profit trade association dedicated to integrated specialty pharmacies, expanded its Board of Directors while accepting six new members and five partners to the organization last month. Desi Kotis, [...]

Health care leaders share commitment to benefits of accreditation to improve patient outcomes Wakefield, Mass. – May 2, 2022 – URAC, the nation’s largest independent health care accreditation organization and the undisputed recognized leader in pharmacy and telehealth accreditation, and the Health System Owned Specialty Pharmacy Alliance (HOSP), the non-profit trade association dedicated to integrated specialty pharmacies, [...]

Meet HOSP member, Berkshire Community Pharmacy, which began in 2010 as an employee pharmacy working to serve employees, their families, and out-patients of Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) and the Berkshire Medical Center (BMC).

Member Spotlight: Kenzie Hohman is Senior Director, Ambulatory Care Pharmacy at Essentia Health. A graduate of University of Minnesota Duluth (PharmD) and The College of St. Scholastica (MBA, Health/Health Care Administration/Management) Q: Tell us a little about yourself. How did you end up in the health system-owned specialty pharmacy industry?  A: At Essentia Health, I [...]

We’re pleased to introduce Kyle Skiermont, PharmD, to the HOSP Board of Directors Please help us welcome Kyle to the HOSP Board of Directors! Kyle presently serves as the Vice President of Pharmacy and Therapeutics for Nebraska Medicine and Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs where he is responsible for strategy and overall operations of Nebraska [...]

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