{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"DISRxUPT","title":"Episode 50 | The Future of Pharmacy - Michael Hogue","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2831,"description":"In this milestone 50th episode of DISRxUPT, host Justin Cole sits down with Dr. Michael Hogue, CEO and Executive Vice President of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), for an in-depth conversation about the future of pharmacy practice. As the 15th CEO of APhA, Dr. Hogue shares his bold vision for transforming how pharmacists deliver patient care and achieve recognition as essential healthcare providers.\nVision for Pharmacy's FutureEnsuring consumer access to pharmacist care services regardless of locationMoving beyond traditional dispensing roles to focus on patient outcomesThe critical need for pharmacists to take personal responsibility for medication therapy outcomesStrategic Priorities & Policy ChangesAdvocating for payment parity between pharmacists and other healthcare providersImplementing standard of care practice models across all 50 statesWorking with insurance companies to onboard pharmacists as reimbursed providersMoving away from restrictive \"can do/can't do\" pharmacy practice actsAddressing Healthcare ChallengesTackling the growing pharmacy desert crisis affecting communities nationwideSupporting overwhelmed community pharmacists facing unprecedented volume pressuresLeveraging technology and automation to improve efficiency and safetyInnovation & TechnologyEmbracing AI for predictive analytics and patient prioritizationImplementing tech-check-tech models to free pharmacists for clinical careBalancing technological advancement with maintaining the human element of patient careProfessional Unity & CollaborationWorking to unify pharmacy's many voices into a single, powerful advocacy forceCollaborating across all national pharmacy organizationsExamples of successful interprofessional care models already in practice\nNotable Quotes\n\n\"For every $1 we're spending on medicine, we're spending a dollar and 55ยข on resolving medication-related problems. That's almost $600 million a year in the United States getting spent on medication-related problems....","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/e8kSz2I-j0B9aM88QV_w0TY-fw83purPtE_EUNSzbYM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE1MzEwLzE2MDU3/MzYxNTgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}