How Health Systems Can Thrive in Navigating the Specialty Pharmacy Landscape
MedCity News March 24, 2025
Specialty pharmacies must meet complex requirements, introducing administrative requirements that can be challenging for health systems to manage internally. Here some strategies that can be employed.
The demand for specialty medications is on the rise in the United States as people living with complex health conditions increasingly rely on new treatments and therapies to manage their health. By partnering with an advisory service, health systems can take advantage of established expertise to evaluate and choose from among the breadth and complexity of potential solutions for operating and optimizing an integrated specialty pharmacy.
Specialty drug therapies were being used by nearly 6% of the population in 2023, up from 5.3% just a few years earlier. Specialty drug therapies present challenges for...