Walgreens Earns First Enterprise-Wide URAC Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation for More than 300 Community-Based Specialty Pharm...
06 Janvier 2020 - 2:01PM
Business Wire
Designation demonstrates high standard of
quality care for patients with complex and chronic health
conditions
Walgreens has earned the first enterprise-wide URAC
accreditation in Specialty Pharmacy for its more than 300 Walgreens
community-based specialty pharmacies located in the United States
and Puerto Rico. This builds on Walgreens previous Specialty
Pharmacy Accreditation for select locations granted by URAC in
2018. URAC is the nation’s leading independent health care
accreditation authority, advancing health care quality through
accreditation, measurement and innovation.
“Securing this accreditation from URAC reinforces Walgreens
industry-leading specialty pharmacy care among patients, payors,
prescribers and health plans,” said Rina Shah, PharmD, group vice
president of specialty and retail pharmacy, Walgreens. “We
recognize that patients with life-changing and serious health
challenges often need high-touch support from their pharmacy team.
Our unique model of specialty pharmacy care embedded locally within
our patients’ communities is critical to providing individualized
support to patients with help accessing their medications,
understanding their treatment and remaining adherent.”
With more community-based specialty pharmacies across the nation
than any other retail pharmacy, Walgreens patients who require
specialty medications can get individualized, in-person support to
manage chronic, complex conditions like HIV, inflammatory
conditions, hepatitis C, oncology, infertility, organ transplant
and cystic fibrosis. These specialty pharmacies are often located
near medical office buildings or health systems and offer patients
access to specialty medications faster than industry average, as
well as services like injection training coordination, medication
side-effect management and financial assistance coordination for
medications.
“By rolling up its sleeves to attain a tough URAC accreditation,
Walgreens is demonstrating its commitment to performing at the
highest possible level and serving the health care needs of its
specialty pharmacy customers,” said Shawn Griffin, MD, president
and CEO at URAC. “Patients who use Walgreens community-based
specialty pharmacies should rest assured that they’re working with
a partner operating with high quality at each of their more than
300 locations.”
Walgreens earned the URAC accreditation for all its
community-based specialty pharmacies through a rigorous process
involving the review of patient management standards, policies and
procedures and randomly selected site audits by URAC. Walgreens
pharmacists located in community-based specialty pharmacies receive
enhanced training based on the needs of the local population and
specialize in complex disease states, in addition to adhering to
URAC standards.
About Walgreens
Walgreens (walgreens.com), one of the nation's largest drugstore
chains, is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), a global leader in
retail and wholesale pharmacy. Walgreens is proud to be a
neighborhood health, beauty and retail destination supporting
communities across the country, and was named to FORTUNE*
magazine’s 2019 Companies that Change the World list. Approximately
8 million customers interact with Walgreens in stores and online
each day. As of August 31, 2019, Walgreens operates 9,277
drugstores with a presence in all 50 states, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, along with its
omnichannel business, Walgreens.com. Walgreens also provides
specialty pharmacy and mail services and convenient access to
in-store clinics and other health care services throughout the
United States, most of which are operated by our health care
strategic partners.
About URAC
Founded in 1990, URAC is the independent leader in promoting
health care quality through leadership, accreditation, measurement
and innovation. URAC is a nonprofit organization using
evidence-based measures and developing standards through inclusive
engagement with a range of stakeholders committed to improving the
quality of health care. Our portfolio of accreditation and
certification programs span the health care industry, addressing
health care management, health care operations, health plans,
pharmacies, telehealth providers, physician practices, and more.
URAC accreditation is a symbol of excellence for organizations to
showcase their validated commitment to quality and
accountability.
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Walgreens Contact: Rebekah Pajak Phone: 224-214-8179
rebekah.pajak@walgreens.com
URAC Contact: Laura Wood Phone: 202-326-3968
lwood@urac.org
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