August 12, 2015 – Atlanta, Georgia – Curant Health, an innovative medication management company, has been named on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in the U.S., having been the only large healthcare company to make the list for three consecutive years. This year Curant ranks #1004 on the prestigious list and is […]
August 13, 2015 - Curant Health COO, Marc O'Connor, in Managed Healthcare Executive - Out of $213 billion in avoidable annual healthcare costs, $105 billion is due to medication nonadherence, according to a recent IMS Health Informatics study. In addition to the potential cost savings associated with improved adherence, it could also lead to better […]
August 5, 2015 - Curant Health President and CEO, Patrick Dunham, in Managed Healthcare Executive - Ultimately, these new Medicare payment incentives will make it easier for managed care organizations to shift providers toward value-based payment models. "MIPS will reward providers who perform well on measures related to quality, resource use, clinical practice improvement, and […]
July 30, 2015 - Curant Health President and CEO, Patrick Dunham, in MedCity News - In my role as CEO of one of the nation’s largest independent 340B specialty pharmacies, I found the past six months leading up to the 340B Coalition Summer 2015 Conference were much quieter than in the past. Is the healthcare industry […]
July 30, 2015 - Curant Health President and CEO, Patrick Dunham, in MedCity News - In my role as CEO of one of the nation’s largest independent 340B specialty pharmacies, I found the past six months leading up to the 340B Coalition Summer 2015 Conference were much quieter than in the past. Is the healthcare […]
July 27, 2015 - Curant Health COO, Marc O’Connor, in Managed Healthcare Executive - Pharmacists are at last becoming recognized as frontline healthcare defenders for the chronically-ill, elderly, and high-risk patient populations. Clinical pharmacists provide critical health information and wellness practices needed to move both sides of the healthcare value equation in the right direction: improving outcomes […]
340B Health always does a great job bringing together key healthcare stakeholder voices at the annual 340B summer conference. This event provides a terrific forum for education, discussion and insight into what's working well with the program and where there are opportunities for improvement. This year it seemed the overall industry discussion around the program had […]
May 10, 2015 - Curant Health Director of patient Services and ImpleDespite advances in technology, physicians spend less time with patients than ever before. On average, physician interaction with a patient lasts only eight minutes, which amounts to about 12% of his or her time on the job, according to a study published in The […]
May 26, 2015 - Curant Health President & CEO, Patrick Dunham, in Fierce Practice Management - When it comes to practice-management headaches, the hassle involved in obtaining prior authorizations from insurers often leads the list of complaints. And while many elements of fee-for-service reimbursement structures will begin to disappear as the industry moves toward value-based […]
June 22, 2015 - Curant Health COO, Marc O'Connor, in MedCity News - $1,000 per month for life cholesterol drugs brings immense pressure on prescribers to ensure outstanding medication adherence by patients. The pharmaceutical industry is about to wade into a new battlefield with payers and prescribers. A new class of drugs known as PCSK9 inhibitors restricts a […]
