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Case Study:
Azina
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and Azina partner
to create innovative
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CASE STUDY
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INTRODUCTION AND INTENDED OUTCOME
Pikeville Medical Center (PMC), a 348-bed facility located in southeastern Kentucky, has
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Today, PMC employs 3,000 individuals and offers more than 400 services, including
every major specialty and most sub-specialties. Technology and innovation, combined
with service and vision, are rapidly driving PMC toward its goal of being a national leader
in health care.
It’s this objective that prompted PMC to partner with Azina (formerly SPARx, the
specialty pharmacy division of Comprehensive Pharmacy Services) to improve drug
access for patients, innovate all services, enhance patient care, and increase revenue.
“We wanted to leverage our existing retail pharmacy to build an innovative specialty
pharmacy,” explains Kandi Justice, COO, Pikeville Medical Center. “Our goal was to
provide specialty medications to patients quickly and efficiently. This would enable us
to greatly improve the patient experience, as well as keep revenue in-house, instead of
relying on numerous third-party pharmacies.”
She adds, “Our existing retail pharmacy was a small, 500-square-foot space that used
an outdated pharmacy management system to process all prescriptions manually.
The pharmacy didn’t have inside access for patients — only a very crowded drive-thru
kiosk. We knew we needed to completely overhaul our pharmacy capabilities, and
we turned to Azina for help. There was no question that their decades of experience
working with hospitals and health systems would be invaluable to us. It became a very
strong and collaborative partnership.”
Kandi Justice
COO
~ Pikeville Medical Center
John Petts, PharmD
Vice President
~ Azina
PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER
AND AZINA PARTNER TO CREATE
INNOVATIVE PHARMACY CAPABILITIES
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