{"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.\n\nVision for Pharmacy's Future\nEnsuring consumer access to pharmacist care services regardless of location\nMoving beyond traditional dispensing roles to focus on patient outcomes\nThe critical need for pharmacists to take personal responsibility for medication therapy outcomes\nStrategic Priorities & Policy Changes\nAdvocating for payment parity between pharmacists and other healthcare providers\nImplementing standard of care practice models across all 50 states\nWorking with insurance companies to onboard pharmacists as reimbursed providers\nMoving away from restrictive \"can do/can't do\" pharmacy practice acts\nAddressing Healthcare Challenges\nTackling the growing pharmacy desert crisis affecting communities nationwide\nSupporting overwhelmed community pharmacists facing unprecedented volume pressures\nLeveraging technology and automation to improve efficiency and safety\nInnovation & Technology\nEmbracing AI for predictive analytics and patient prioritization\nImplementing tech-check-tech models to free pharmacists for clinical care\nBalancing technological advancement with maintaining the human element of patient care\nProfessional Unity & Collaboration\nWorking to unify pharmacy's many voices into a single, powerful advocacy force\nCollaborating across all national pharmacy organizations\nExamples of successful interprofessional care models already in practice\n\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...","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}