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Patients rely on specialty pharmacists, but missing information often gets in the way
When specialty pharmacies receive incomplete patient data, they spend valuable time tracking down the information and critical treatment is delayed.
Pharmacists want more time to focus on patients.
Specialty pharmacists are bogged down with administrative tasks, which can lead to frustration and burnout.
40% of specialty pharmacists say they feel more like an admin.1
39% have to contact clinicians at least five times in an average day.1
Delays can hinder treatment.
All too often, treatment is delayed due to missing patient information, potentially resulting in patient health concerns and complications.
It takes prescribers three hours of paperwork a week to start patients on specialty medications.2
The average specialty prescription takes at least four days to fill.1
Solutions
Get insights to expedite therapy
Intelligent Prescribing
Let pharmacists fill prescriptions confidently and quickly—preventing treatment gaps and delays with the help of automatically enhanced and validated prescription data.
Interoperability
Make interoperability an everyday reality with more patient insights and better communication channels.
Benefit & Price Intelligence
Check coverage with intelligence sent directly from prescription benefit plans.
Care Team Evolution
Get more clinical information to help the specialty pharmacy team provide exceptional care as key members of an evolving care team.
Value-Based Care
Gain a sharper view of patients’ care activity and benefits—helping pinpoint opportunities to improve adherence, avoid unnecessary costs and close gaps in care.
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Find out more about how we help specialty pharmacies
What challenges do specialty pharmacies face that Surescripts can help address?
Specialty pharmacies often face complex fulfillment processes, and missing information leads to delays and increased administrative burden. Surescripts brings insights that expedite therapy, helping pharmacists fill prescriptions confidently and quickly.
How does Surescripts support specialty pharmacy operations?
Surescripts provides trusted health intelligence that helps specialty pharmacies access benefit and coverage information, streamline communication with prescribers and reduce manual work related to benefit investigation and authorization workflows.
How does improved interoperability benefit specialty pharmacies?
Surescripts brings specialty pharmacies comprehensive clinical and eligibility data from providers and payers, supporting timely prescription fulfillment, care continuity and fewer manual outreach steps.
What value does Surescripts network connectivity provide specialty pharmacies?
Connectivity within a broad, secure network streamlines information exchange between specialty pharmacies, prescribers and payers. This reduces reliance on phone and fax workflows, enables more efficient data sharing and helps ensure that critical medication and coverage details are communicated accurately.
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- Surescripts, “Pharmacist Perspectives on the Specialty Fulfillment Process,” April 2020.
- Surescripts, “Provider Perspectives on Specialty Prescribing,” March 2019.