ASHP previews survey findings on clinical services provided by health-system specialty pharmacies.

Abstract

Specialty pharmacies operated by health systems provide robust, comprehensive patient care services that are guided by targeted monitoring and timely interventions, according to preliminary results from the 2022 National Clinical Services Provided by Health-System Specialty Pharmacies: A Survey of Current Practice. The survey, conducted by ASHP and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, focused on health-system specialty pharmacy (HSSP) general capabilities and pharmacists’ involvement in pretreatment interactions with patients, treatment initiation and monitoring, continuity of care services, and education and research activities. The survey is an extension of efforts by the Vanderbilt Health System Specialty Pharmacy Outcomes Research Consortium. The results demonstrated that health-system specialty pharmacists are well integrated into patient care processes and clinics. More than 80% of survey participants who provided data on HSSP clinical services reported a focus on neurology, adult oncology, adult rheumatology, adult gastrointestinal conditions, hepatitis C virus infection, or multiple sclerosis. About a quarter of respondents...