DUBLIN, Ohio — Cardinal Health announced Thursday that its board of directors elected Jason Hollar as chief financial officer, effective May 12. Hollar most recently served as the chief financial officer of Tenneco Inc., a global automotive products and services company. “We are pleased to welcome Jason to the Cardinal Health family,” said Cardinal Health chief
DIR fees are again top of mind for pharmacy operators beginning another year without relief from these “phantom” expenses. At the same time hope springs eternal for retailers looking to broaden affordable and accessible health care offerings when such services from more traditional providers can be out of financial reach for many people. Chains also
SAN DIEGO – The 2019 NCPA Digest, sponsored by Cardinal Health, was released today at the National Community Pharmacists Association’s Annual Convention here. The NCPA Digest, which provides an annual overview of independent community pharmacy, found that the industry in 2018 represented 35% of all retail pharmacies in the United States and a $75.8 billion
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. and the Cardinal Health Foundation Tuesday announced the organizations are again partnering to host drug take back events at 235 Kroger family of pharmacies locations across 25 states from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. (local time) on Saturday, October 26—the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. “Kroger
DUBLIN, Ohio — Cardinal Health announced that Dean Scarborough, former chairman and chief executive officer of Avery Dennison Corp., and John Weiland, former vice chairman, president and chief operating officer of C.R. Bard, Inc., will join its board of directors effective September 1. Scarborough and Weiland are highly accomplished executives with decades of extraordinary experience
DUBLIN, Ohio – Updox, a health care collaboration platform that provides pharmacies with an all-in-one solution needed to attract new customers, better engage existing patients and collaborate with prescribers, today announced it is the first and only healthcare partner to offer digital marketing services in tandem with an all-in-one platform. With the Updox approach, pharmacies
DUBLIN, Ohio — Cardinal Health announced Tuesday that Stephen Mason, president of the company’s Cardinal Health at-Home Solutions business, has been promoted to chief executive officer of Cardinal Health’s Medical segment. Mason will succeed Jon Giacomin, who will be departing the company in mid-August to assume a CEO position at a privately-held company. Mason is
DUBLIN, Ohio — Oncologists said they see a growing role for artificial intelligence (AI) in improving the quality of care and patient outcomes according to new research from Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions. These findings were released today in the fifth edition of Oncology Insights, a research-based report series analyzing the views of more than 180
DUBLIN, Ohio — More than 50% of hospital executives reported that health care industry pressures, along with the lack of time and resources, prohibit them from focusing on innovative initiatives for the hospital, according to a new Cardinal Health survey of hospital C-suite decision makers. And, more than two-thirds of respondents revealed that they don’t even consider
NEW YORK — Nielsen announced Tuesday that Cardinal Health has selected Nielsen as its primary U.S. analytics provider for retail syndicated market and panel data. Nielsen will be the provider of retail market data for Cardinal Health, supporting its strong network of independent retail pharmacy partners. With this announcement, Nielsen will be adding new retail outlets to
DUBLIN, Ohio — Cardinal Health reported on Thursday second quarter fiscal year 2019 revenues of $37.7 billion, an increase of 7%. The company also reported growth in GAAP operating earnings of 26% to $504 million and a decrease in non-GAAP operating earnings of 13 percent to $637 million. GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $0.93, a decrease of 72
DUBLIN, Ohio — Cardinal Health announced that Brian Rice will join the company as executive vice president, chief information officer and customer support services. Rice’s most recent role was senior vice president, chief information officer and global business services for Kellogg Company. In his new role at Cardinal Health, he will report to Mike Kaufmann, chief executive officer of Cardinal
DUBLIN, Ohio — Cardinal Health announced today it has acquired Mirixa Corp., a leading provider of technology-enabled solutions for the provision of medication therapy management (MTM) services, from the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA). The business will integrate into OutcomesMTM, a pioneer in the MTM market, at Cardinal Health. This expanded portfolio from Cardinal Health will bring
DUBLIN, Ohio — Cardinal Health today announced that its board of directors has elected J. Michael Losh as an independent director effective December 5. Losh will serve as the chairman of the Audit Committee. Losh brings extensive experience serving on the boards of numerous public companies over the past 25 years, including his service as a director of Cardinal