In the second installment of a two-part interview, Brian Nightengale, president of community and specialty pharmacy and long-term care at AmerisourceBergen, discusses where specialty medications fit in the retail landscape and the shifting dynamics in long-term care. In addition, he talks about the reasons he remains optimistic about the future of the pharmacy profession.
In the first installment of a two-part interview, Brian Nightengale, newly appointed president of community and specialty pharmacy and long-term care at AmerisourceBergen, talks about the company’s Good Neighbor Pharmacy network, the expanded scope of his responsibilities, and Jennifer Zilka, his successor as president of Good Neighbor. In addition, Nightengale offers insights about the slowly
WASHINGTON – URAC announced on Tuesday that is has entered into an agreement with global health care company, AmerisourceBergen to provide discounted pricing on URAC accreditation and designation programs, as well as value-added services to AmerisourceBergen’s dispensing provider customers seeking new accreditation. This relationship exemplifies URAC’s continuing goal of improving the quality of health care across the country, by making its meaningful accreditation programs available to
In this week’s Video Forum, AmerisourceBergen group vice president of corporate partnerships Claire Biermaas and vice president of strategic solutions Mike Amante discuss the health services company’s efforts to cement its position as an essential partner for its top customers. The executives outline how AmerisourceBergen’s design thinking process results in a shared strategic vision.
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. – AmerisourceBergen, a global healthcare company, released its 2020 Global Sustainability Report and ESG Reporting Index, detailing the impact of its robust sustainability and community efforts. This year, AmerisourceBergen made its report available through the launch of a new microsite, which serves as a comprehensive, interactive resource to showcase data, information and
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — Good Neighbor Pharmacy announced Tuesday that its annual conference and tradeshow, ThoughtSpot, will be fully virtual and broadcast online starting July 27, 2021. The event will be broadcast via AmerisourceBergen’s proprietary online event platform AB Live and provide a range in programming from on-demand continuing-education (CE) classes to entertainment and musical performances. In acknowledgment of
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. – AmerisourceBergen has unveiled a new company brand, including a new logo, website and renewed design, all of which reflect the differentiated and innovative value the company brings to its customers, associates and global health care marketplace. “Over the past year in the midst of a global pandemic, our purpose and our
Walgreens Boots Alliance and AmerisourceBergen earlier this month took the next but far from final step in their long-standing partnership, when the former agreed to sell the latter most of Alliance Healthcare. Valued at some $6.5 billion, the deal will bring AmerisourceBergen’s pharmaceutical distribution and health care solutions business to 13 countries, mostly in Europe,
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — AmerisourceBergen announced that it reached another milestone on its environmental sustainability journey by earning a B on the 2020 CDP Climate Change Disclosure. The CDP assesses companies on the comprehensiveness of their disclosure, awareness and management of environmental risks and demonstration of best practices associated with environmental leadership. “AmerisourceBergen is taking
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. – As part of its commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture, AmerisourceBergen announced the appointment of Dr. Lonie Haynes as the company’s SVP and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer. In this new role Dr. Haynes will be responsible for working with leaders across the company to define and execute on
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — AmerisourceBergen has reached an agreement with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to include Good Neighbor Pharmacy and Elevate Provider Network members in the Federal Pharmacy Partnership Strategy for COVID-19 Vaccination. To support access, AmerisourceBergen will serve as a network administrator and place orders with the CDC on
In this week’s Video Forum, Bob Mauch, group president of AmerisourceBergen and chairman of the Healthcare Distribution Alliance, talks about pharmaceutical distributors’ contributions to the health care system. The durability, reliability and safety of the supply chain, partnerships between wholesalers and retail pharmacy operators, and HDA’s plans for a strategic refresh are among the subjects
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — While the coronavirus pandemic has upended the world, independent pharmacies have doubled down on their commitment to provide personalized care to their patients. The countless ways that these independent pharmacies have gone above and beyond to serve their communities during this pandemic, have further established the critical role that community pharmacies
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — During these trying times, AmerisourceBergen Corp. continues to play a vital role feeding the health care supply chain and, through its global pharmaceutical health care businesses, helping combat the ongoing spread of COVID-19. Rich Tremonte, executive vice president and president of community and specialty pharmacy at AmerisourceBergen, says that, like every