, /PRNewswire/ -- A new partnership between -based , a company partnering with hospitals and health systems to build and strengthen specialty pharmacy programs and , a full-spectrum health system with nine acute care hospitals headquartered in , was formalized to improve access to payor networks. Entryway into payor networks will aim to improve availability of prescription medications at more affordable prices. Baptist Health opened a new centralized pharmacy for its healthcare system in June.
The partnership with Clearway Health will break down barriers to allow the entire health system, which has 11 existing retail pharmacies across the system, as well as the new central fill pharmacy to unlock opportunities often inaccessible to local or regional hospitals, including access to medications with payor lockouts. The improved pathway to these medications at more affordable prices will help to reduce care fragmentation by allowing the clinical team to manage the care of more of their patients across the continuum, including their medications and supplies. The health system's improved financial margin will help provide additional and much needed healthcare services to patients and the local community.
"Baptist Health is transforming specialty pharmacy services --not only for our health system, but for hospitals across the country in setting a new industry standard," said , MBA, BS, RPh, CPPS, chief pharmacy officer at Baptist Health. "Having an expert partner like Clearway Healt.
