eq-life(R) and Fairview Pharmacy Services Announce Multi-Year Consulting
Contract with Alegent Health
Consultancy to Address Circle of Patient Care
ST. PAUL, Minn., March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Mike Marolt, president of St.
Paul-based eq-life(R), announced today the company's collaboration with
Fairview Pharmacy Services to provide pharmacy operations consulting to
hospital organizations across the country. The consultancy has signed a
multi-year agreement with Omaha-based Alegent Health to grow its retail
pharmacy operations.
Alegent Health is the largest not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare
system in Nebraska and southwestern Iowa, with nine acute care hospitals, more
than 100 sites of service, more than 1,300 physicians and approximately 8,600
employees.
"We are always looking for new ways to improve our patients' experiences,"
said Russ Gronewold, vice president of Ambulatory/Retail Development at
Alegent Health. "Our partnership with eq-life and Fairview Pharmacy Services
offers us a new approach to pharmacy. By building relationships between
pharmacists and doctors, patients will find what the doctor ordered at the
pharmacy down the hall."
"We are pleased to partner with Fairview Pharmacy Services to provide
Alegent and other clients with opportunities to enhance patient care while
improving bottom line pharmacy performance," said Marolt. "The hospital-based
retail pharmacy marketplace is at a critical juncture to benefit from the
consulting services we provide."
The current process for managing on-campus pharmacies often results in
lost opportunities for improved patient care and business growth, says Marolt.
Typically, more than 90 percent of prescriptions written on a hospital campus
are filled off-site, often at chain pharmacies, preventing patients from
receiving personal guidance from a pharmacist within their physicians' system.
The unique retail pharmacy approach for health care systems developed by
eq-life and Fairview Pharmacy Services evaluates the entire patient
experience, including the development of new store layout and designs, better
inventory management, improved clinical offerings and improved integration
with the physicians and professional caregivers.
Key to creating a differentiated retail pharmacy is offering services that
improve patients' experiences and assist the clinical staff's ability to
manage recovery, adds Marolt. One example is to focus on the needs of patients
who are engaged in specialized drug therapy programs, which are estimated to
account for nearly 12 percent of the total pharmaceutical market. Other areas
of focus might include oncology, home and ambulatory infusion, and medication
therapy management.
About Alegent Health
Alegent Health is the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care
system in Nebraska and southwestern Iowa with nine acute care hospitals, more
than 100 sites of service, over 1,300 physicians on its medical staff and
roughly 8,600 employees. Alegent Health is making health care better with an
exceptional commitment to quality and by providing patient focused care for
the body, mind and spirit of every person consistent with its faith-based
mission. Alegent Health continues the health ministry begun by its sponsors,
Catholic Health Initiatives and Immanuel Health Systems, more than a hundred
years ago. At Alegent Health, patients and their families find a continuum of
care, from women's and children's services, primary care, wellness counseling,
and senior care to cardiovascular services, orthopaedics, oncology, physical
rehabilitation, home care and behavioral health.
About Fairview Pharmacy Services
Fairview Pharmacy Services, a subsidiary of Minneapolis-based Fairview
Health Services, is a national provider of pharmacy-related services for
consumers, insurance companies, corporations, health systems, providers,
clinics and pharmaceutical companies. In addition to retail and hospital
pharmacies, FPS offer a wide range of service programs designed to optimize
health outcomes and manage costs.
About eq-life
eq-life, based in St. Paul, Minn., formerly operated retail stores (in the
Minneapolis/St. Paul area) specializing in health and wellness products and
services. The company became recognized for its innovative retail expertise in
this area. Founder, president and owner Mike Marolt and his management team
have evolved the company's strategic direction to a consultancy, working with
forward thinking healthcare executives to create the next generation of
healthcare retail.
SOURCE eq-life
Kate Banse of eq-life, +1-651-556-1707; or Dick Schirber of Fairview Pharmacy
Services, +1-612-672-7036
