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Pillars of Industry: Dr. Manoj Matthew and Sindhu Sahadevan

Digging deeper, this weeks podcast recalls our conversation with June Simmons of Partners in Care. Partners in Care and their HomeMeds program has been working advanced care services for older adults in the home for over 25 years. Being a pioneer is one thing, developing a sustainable model changes healthcare.  Join us as we talk to board member and medical director Manoj Mathew and pharmacist Sindhu Sahadevan who lead within the HomeMeds program and share their experiences and outcomes from a program that values the role of the pharmacist and the physician-pharmacist collaboration. 
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Political Footballs: Impact of Elections on Healthcare

Serving on the House Ways and Means Committee, today's guest authored 9 laws. He stood up Medicare Part D and Health Savings Accounts. Since then, he has led one of the most powerful healthcare consultancy firms in Washington D.C.  Join our conversation with Joel White who advocates for pharmacy and helps push agendas that keep our profession and its role intact and at the fore. Joel's insight on the landscape of healthcare regardless of who wins the Presidency in foundational to getting the work of pharmacy done. 
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Political Footballs: Federal Elections pt. 1

Here. We. Go. The election season is upon us and in full swing. Drawing on the two ASCP beltway policy experts who redefined our role and presence in the national spotlight, Veronica Charles and Jim Lewis banter what should be important and top of mind for pharmacists in long term care and consulting pharmacy as they consider their local, state and Federal election choices.
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Playing the Pope of LTC Pharmacy: Pontificating on the Industry

Tom and Chad discuss major issues in long term care pharmacy ahead of the annual meeting in November. How does everything fit together? LTC at home, fair reimbursement, payment for non-dispensing services, the true "management" function of medication use. It all fits into a dagma that IS this long term care pharmacy industry.
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Leading Not Bleeding: Shelly Spiro

Tom and I are old enough to remember typing pharmacy labels and filling physical prescriptions into Dewey Decimal System type apothecary drawers.  Times have changed and the informational age is now becoming the artificial intelligence age. Throughout most of the last two decades, Shelly Spiro, a former ASCP President, has led the effort for ALL of pharmacy in health information and technology. Why? Because as a profession, we have to have a seat at the table or we risk being left behind. Shelly has made sure pharmacy is linked to the latest technology and electronic billing and documentation system in healthcare. She sits on that wall for pharmacy ensuring our future. Join us for a conversation. 
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Rage Against the Machine: AMCP

Pharmacist executives of national pharmacy associations are a rare breed. Balancing the needs of a profession and the will of membership can be a tightrope to walk. Susan Cantrell has been and continues to be a leadership force in pharmacy and leads the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy. Like a peace keeper in the Middle East, Susan continues to bring clarity and leadership to the profession and its future.
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Leading not Bleeding with a Pillar of Industry: Combatting Medication Related Errors in the Home

We are joined by June Simmons, CEO and Founding President of Partners in Care Foundation (Partners). For over two decades, Partners has been a social care innovator leading the nation in designing strategies to align social and health services for vulnerable populations. Partners’ HomeMeds℠ software is an evidence-based medication inventory program used by organizations and pharmacists nationally to combat and eliminate medication related errors in the home for older adults. June Simmons has been innovating in the use of pharmacists in home based care for over two decades. Maybe before it was really cool. :) Her organization, The Partners in Care Foundation, uses pharmacists in combination with home meds making a difference in eliminating medication related errors. A forerunner of this work, June's compelling story in medication management is one not to be missed.
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Special: Emergency Preparedness

This is a Category 5 Podcast. Sultan Yassin is a pharmacist who owns a long term care pharmacy in Puerto Rico. In 2017, he faced a nightmare scenario - a CAT 5 hurricane named, Maria (yes the allusion to West Side Story isn't missed on this podcast team). Sultan walks through what senior care pharmacy is like in this U.S. Territory and provides amazing insight into what matters in emergency preparedness for pharmacies.
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Leading not Bleeding: Payments and Practices for LTC Pharmacy and Pharmacists

Do you know what a Minnesota Martini is? Well you should and this podcast won't give you the answer, but board members and LTC pharmacy leader, Jess Androff might if you run into her at an ASCP meeting. More importantly, Jess provides perspectives on pharmacists and pharmacy from her perch as President of Consonus Pharmacy. Working new reimbursement angles for the many services consultant pharmacists and LTC pharmacies provide, Jess brings a light at the end of the tunnel for an industry battered by PBMs and limited reimbursements for its critical services.
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Special: Summer Catch-up!

The dog days of Summer are upon us and Tom and I roll through this unusually busy Summer for LTC pharmacy.  The Beltway in DC usually takes Summers lightly but not this year - we have a crazy election cycle, hearings on PBMs and pharmacy bills being postured for a lame duck season this Winter. We bat around the issues that matter - mainly - reimbursement issues. 
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