Specialty Pharmacy Centers of Excellence Report

Centers of Excellence (CoE) have been developed to broaden the scope of key competencies throughout an organization, regardless of geographical location or business segment. A CoE is a business unit with specific expertise that works to streamline access to high-demand capabilities for accelerated implementation across the business. This group increases expertise and standardizes best practices in a specific subject area.

CoEs exist in a range of versions within many industries and companies. Specialty pharmacy CoEs are most often developed for therapies and disease states to create value in specific areas of clinical expertise. URAC has recognized that rare diseases are the condition that specialty pharmacy has been most active in the design of CoEs. URAC launched its Rare Disease Pharmacy Center of Excellence Designation in February 2020.

This designation demonstrates to patients, manufacturers and providers the recipient’s continued commitment to attain and maintain the highest level of professional standards.

AMI’s report, Specialty Pharmacy Centers of Excellence, profiles the leading specialty pharmacies that have designed  and operate CoEs. Each specialty pharmacy profile in the report provides comprehensive intelligence on:

• Accreditations earned
• Company background
• Company strategy
• Top executives
• Financial performance or investor activities
• Products and Services: Patient Services, Payer/Provider Services, Pharma Services
• Centers of Excellence
• Recent company activities

The Specialty Pharmacy Centers of Excellence report’s Table of Contents:

Centers of Excellence Background – pgs. 4-5

Specialty Pharmacy Center of Excellence Profiles – pgs. 7-82

• AcariaHealth – pgs. 7-10
• Accredo Health Group – pgs. 11-14
• Amber Specialty Pharmacy – pgs. 15-19
• Biologics by McKesson – pgs. 20-23
• BioMatrix Specialty Pharmacy – pgs. 24-27
• BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy – pgs. 28-30
• CareMed Specialty Pharmacy – pgs. 31-32
• CVS Specialty Pharmacy – pgs. 33-36
• Fairview Specialty Pharmacy – pgs. 37-38
• Giant Eagle Specialty Pharmacy – pgs. 39-40
• Humana Specialty Pharmacy – pgs. 41-43
• Indiana Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center – pgs. 44-45
• InfuCare Rx – pgs. 46-48
• Kroger Specialty Pharmacy – pgs. 49-51
• OptumRx – pgs. 52-56
• Orsini Specialty Pharmacy – pgs. 57-60
• PANTHERx Rare – pgs. 61-64
• PerformSpecialty – pgs. 65-66
• PFSP Specialty Pharmacy – pgs. 67-68
• Premier Pharmacy Services – pgs. 69-70
• Special Care Pharmacy Services – pgs. 71-72
• UK HealthCare Specialty Pharmacy – pgs. 73-74
• US Bioservices – pgs. 75-79
• Vanderbilt Health Specialty Pharmacy – pgs. 80-82