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SSPP Advisory Groups

Section Advisory Groups

ASHP's Section of Specialty Pharmacy Practitioners has four Section Advisory Groups (SAG). These advisory groups help you engage with ASHP and colleagues who share the same interests as you.

SAG on Accreditation and Compliance

Charges

  • Advise health system specialty pharmacies on accreditation, quality and compliance requirements and opportunities.
  • Identify and develop resources to support excellence in accreditation, quality improvement and regulatory compliance and evolving best practices.
  • Develop mechanisms and resources to support the monitoring and reporting of regulatory and contractual standards and metrics relevant to the practice of specialty pharmacy.
  • Develop and support advocacy for health system specialty pharmacy pertaining to accreditation, quality, and compliance organizations including advising on reporting requirements and benchmarking opportunities and consistency among specialty pharmacies.

Leadership

Chair

Jerry St. JamesJerry St. James, PharmD, MBA
Specialty Pharmacy Manager
University of Utah
Salt Lake CIty, UT


Vice Chair

Evan TurcoEvan Turco, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Compliance Coordinator
WVUH Specialty Pharmacy & Home Infusion
Morgantown, WV


Current SAG on Accreditation and Compliance Roster




SAG on Business Development

Charges

  • Advise on vision and strategy for the long term success and sustainability of health system specialty pharmacy.
  • Identify and develop resources to effectively manage economic and financial specialty pharmacy performance, including strategies to access payer network and limited distribution/ restricted access medications.
  • Identify and develop resources to assist members in their ability to anticipate and evaluate growth opportunities, promote value, respond to industry changes, and support strategic planning.
  • Identify and develop resources and support advocacy that improves opportunities for the health system specialty pharmacy business model and reimbursement for clinical care provided to patients.

Leadership

Chair

Stephanie BarrusStephanie Barrus, PharmD
Pharmacy Manager
University of Utah Health
Salt Lake City, UT


Vice Chair

Samuel YokumSamuel Yokum, PharmD, MBA
Director, Specialty Pharmacy and Home Infusion
WVU Medicine
Morgantown, WV


Current SAG on Business Development Roster




SAG on Operational and Workforce Development

Charges

  • Identify and develop resources to assist members to build an innovative health system specialty pharmacy practice, which includes operational workflows and staffing models related to: intake, prior authorizations, clinical review, medication access programs, dispensing, shipping, and other key operational tasks.
  • Identify and develop resources to support the current and future of health-system specialty pharmacy workforce education, training and competencies, career ladders and professional development, and credentialing/privileging needs to support optimal specialty patient care and practice model advancements.
  • Identify and implement ways to increase recruitment of the HSSP workforce, and support retention of the HSSP workforce with a focus on resilience, well-being and career development.
  • Develop and advocate for advanced roles for pharmacy technicians that promote and expand their ability to practice at the top of their license within health system specialty pharmacy teams.

Leadership

Chair

Courtney QueenCourtney Queen, PharmD
Pharmacy Manager
University of Kentucky Specialty Pharmacy and Infusion Services
Lexington, KY


Vice Chair

Ruth ChenRuth H. Chen, PharmD, MHA
Manager - Specialty Pharmacy Hub Services
UC Davis Health
Sacramento, CA


Current SAG on Operational and Workforce Development Roster




SAG on Patient Care, Outcomes and Value

Charges

  • Identify and develop resources that assist members to excel in evolving clinical, quality, economic, and humanistic outcomes, including patient & provider satisfaction reporting initiatives and patient-specific goals.
  • Promote research that describes the HSSP model, identifies gaps, and associated metrics to support the unique value of health system specialty pharmacy services.
  • Identify and develop resources and support advocacy to  drive optimal medication use processes and address health care disparities.
  • Identify, develop, and drive the consensus of industry accepted outcomes metrics.
  • Evaluate and affect positive change on industry quality and outcome measures affecting the specialty medication use process. 

Leadership

Chair

Ana MuscarellaAna Muscarella, PharmD, BCACP
Program Director - High Cost Therapies
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN


Vice Chair

Emily O'ReillyEmily O'Reilly, PharmD, BCACP, CSP
Clinical Coordinator, Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation and Outcomes
UofL Health
Louisville, KY


Current SAG on Patient Care, Outcomes and Value Roster