In this episode, we talk with Dr. Julie Cothren, Sr. Director, Clinical Services of McKesson. Julie discusses McKesson and WeInfuse’s new integration which streamlines medication ordering for their mutual clients. And, Julie shares incredible pearls of wisdom around small improvements having large impacts and avoiding burnout. Her passion for patients and providers is inspiring. And the use of technology to ultimately improve healthcare for both is exciting!

In this episode, we talk with Jennifer and Richard Hunt, Founders of InfuseCare in Amarillo, Texas. Jennifer serves as the Office Manager and Richard as the CEO. In this episode, Jennifer and Richard will walk you through how they’ve created a center where they literally infuse care at every touchpoint.

In this episode, we talk with Cannon Loughry, Chief Operating Officer of TwelveStone Health Partners. Cannon shares how a culture of constant learning and adapting creates a sustainable business that will be around for many years to care for patients.

In this episode, we talk with Senior Vice President of Talis Healthcare Andrew Volk, PharmD, MBA, FACHE, about maintaining a local-feel while growing an infusion business. Andrew shares operational strategies to help infusion centers never lose focus of patients and to support the teams delivering care.

In this episode, we talk with Edie Gigot, RN, MSN, MBA, Accreditation Program Director of the National Infusion Center Association or NICA. Edie shares great information about operational excellence, process improvement, and how accreditation can help infusion centers.

In this episode, we talk with Syam Palakurthy, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SamaCare. Syam shares great insight for streamlining the prior authorization process to be sure patients don’t fall through the cracks. And, he encourages us to lean into process improvement to make a positive impact to patients during a vulnerable time in their life.

In this episode, we talk with Kristin Williams, Executive Vice President and Chief Health Officer of Hy-Vee, Inc and President of Amber Specialty Pharmacy. Kristin shares all kinds of great information about the specialty medication supply chain and the logistics of white-bagging from specialty pharmacies. Her pearls of wisdom on culture, leadership, and patient experience are inspiring.

In this episode, we talk with Alicia Barron, LGSW. Alicia is a social worker with a rich background in healthcare, non-profits, advocacy, and even podcasting about Inflammatory Bowel Disease.  She’s currently the Executive Director for Infusion Access Foundation and we are so excited to have her on the show. She shares great information about advocacy for our patients (on topics like step therapy), health equity, how we can empower patients, and how we can use the #ShareYourChair campaign to make our infusion centers more approachable and patient friendly.  Learn more about Infusion Access Foundation at https://www.infusionaccessfoundation.org/. 

In this episode, we talk with Kaitey Morgan and Monica Parsons of National Infusion Center Association. If you’ve been listening to our show for long, you’ve heard Kaitey in a past episode. Kaitey is the Chief Clinical Officer and Monica is Director of Clinical Education.   They really do an amazing job of keeping patients at the forefront and remembering they are the “why” behind process and procedure.

Woody Baum, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Local Infusion shares his infectious enthusiasm for making things better for patients, tips on recruiting and retaining an amazing team, and how they are using technology to improve the experience in their centers.