In this episode, Carrie Nixon talks with husband and wife team, Mark and Kristen Engelen, co-founders of RxLive, a digital health company that re-imagines the role of pharmacists through virtual consultations with patients of value-based care delivery organizations. 

Kristen Engelen, PharmD, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Co-founder Kristen is an experienced retail pharmacist, having worked for multiple national chains including Target, Kroger and Walgreens. She has a background in and passion for clinical geriatric pharmacy and is a licensed consultant pharmacist. Kristen received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of North Carolina’s Eshelman School of Pharmacy, where she graduated with distinction.

Mark Engelen, Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder Mark is a marketing, strategy and product executive with experience across multiple healthcare verticals including Healthcare IT, PBMs, public policy, and retail pharmacy. Mark has an MBA from the Harvard Business School and degrees in Economics and Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

About the Company

RxLive is a nationwide telehealth platform of clinical pharmacists delivering concierge medication counseling to provider’s patients, employer groups, and consumers. We work with progressive healthcare organizations, employers and payers to integrate pharmacists into the collaborative care team process resulting in improved outcomes and reduced costs. Our service requires no up-front capital expenditures and delivers a value-added program at a zero-net cost. A hallmark of our process is a focus on motivational interviewing, relationship building and solving the social determinants of non-compliance. Services include:  In-depth pharmacist counseling over video chat or phone,  Pharmacogenomic testing with pharmacist consultations,  Pharmacist integration into PCMH, CPC+, MSSP and MIPS programs, Post Discharge Medication Reconciliation, Specialty pharmacy cost management, and Medication counseling for employees and their extended families.

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Carrie Nixon and Rebecca Gwilt are partners at Nixon Gwilt Law, a healthcare innovation law firm exclusively serving Providers, Digital Health Companies, and Life Science Businesses seeking to transform the way we receive and experience healthcare. Find out more at NixonGwiltLaw.com.