Margins are tight everywhere in healthcare, and a health system pharmacy adds value especially when led by an established chief pharmacy officer.  Jordan Dow, Chief Pharmacy Officer at Froedtert Health, Michael Oinonen, VP of Pharmacy Networks at Vizient, and our usual host Gretchen Brummel, Pharmacy Executive Director for the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence join guest host Carolyn Liptak, Pharmacy Executive Director with the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence to discuss the importance of the CPO role.

Guest speakers: Jordan Dow, PharmD, MS, FASHP, FACHEChief Pharmacy OfficerFroedtert Health

Michael Oinonen, PharmDVP of Pharmacy Networks Vizient

Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence 

Host: Carolyn Liptak, BS Pharmacy, MBA Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence 

Show Notes: 

[00:54-02:53] Mike Oinonen and Jordon Dow background information 

[02:54-04:31] What exactly is a Chief Pharmacy Officer and how the CPO role differs from other types of health system pharmacy leaders

[04:32-08:17] Gretchen and Mike discuss their blog post on the CPO role

[08:18-07:46] Does the CPO role apply to all health systems in all hospitals big or small

[07:47-12:11] How prevalent is this CPO role, and its history

[12:12-15:42] Benefits of having a pharmacist at the C-suite level

[15:42-19:03] What an organization is mission without a CPO

[19:04-21:46] Where the CPO role is going in the future

Links | Resources:

A Chief Pharmacy Officer in your C-suite: Vital to health system success 

Vizient Pharmacy Solutions 

Pharmacy Network 

HVPE 

ASHP Statement on the Roles and Responsibilities of the Pharmacy Executive 

Rationale for having a chief pharmacy officer in a health care organization | American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy | Oxford Academic (oup.com) 

The rise of the chief pharmacy officer 

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