WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Following three pilots launched in the spring, CVS Pharmacy is rolling out its CVS Curbside Pickup service to more than 4,000 stores. Plans call for the free service, accessed via the CVS Pharmacy app or CVS.com, to go live on Monday in 40 major markets nationwide, including many stores in Boston, New
Thousands of men, women and children from the region and around the world gathered in Providence, R.I., this past Sunday for the 2016 CVS Health Downtown 5K race. Host to the USA Men’s and USA Women’s 5K National Championships, the charitable sporting event — in its 27th year — drew 6,500 registrants, including Olympian, elite and
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — It’s now over a year that CVS Health launched its ScriptSync medication synchronization program, and for many participants the service has made a difference. CVS said Thursday that in the past year, more than 1 million patients have been enrolled in ScriptSync at CVS Pharmacy. Preliminary results, which tracked enrolled patients’ average days
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has made the opioid overdose-reversal medication naloxone available without a prescription at all CVS Pharmacy locations in Washington state. CVS said Wednesday that under a collaborative agreement with a doctor in Washington, its pharmacists can exercise prescriptive authority to dispense the medication. CVS Pharmacy has nearly 40 stores in the
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has kicked off Project Health, its annual campaign to foster access to primary care and promote a preventive approach to health care. CVS said Wednesday that, from Sept. 8 to Dec. 18, it will provide nearly $8 million of free health services through more than 500 Project Health events at
BOSTON — Nancy Gagliano, a former senior vice president at CVS Health and chief medical officer of MinuteClinic, has been named chief medical officer at Culbert Healthcare Solutions, a management consulting firm serving health care organizations. Woburn, Mass.-based Culbert said Wednesday that Gagliano will oversee consulting services related to clinical leadership, quality programs, clinical operations
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has launched an in-store fundraising campaign to benefit Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program that supports cancer research to facilitate new therapies and help save more lives. CVS said Tuesday that through Oct. 1, customers can make a $1, $3 or larger donation to SU2C at checkout in CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Over the weekend, CVS Pharmacy deployed a mobile pharmacy to serve customers of store damaged by the historic rainfall and flooding in greater Baton Rouge, La. CVS said it opened the mobile pharmacy on Saturday in the parking lot of its Denham Springs, La., store, which sustained water damage. The facility enabled
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Interventions that keep chronic disease patients on their medications are “extraordinarily cost-effective,” according to CVS Health. CVS said Monday that a new study from the CVS Health Research Institute, published in The American Journal of Managed Care, also found a greater opportunity for savings if medication adherence resources focus on patients with
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Convenience and insurance coverage are chief factors for consumers in deciding where to get a flu shot, according to a poll from CVS Health. A Harris Poll online survey of 2,000 U.S. adults in July, conducted for CVS Pharmacy, found that 34% of respondents who have ever received the flu shot determine
CVS Health this week posted a series of videos that spotlight the role of analytics at the company, particularly in its mission to put people on the path to better health. The half-dozen or so videos, which showcase career opportunities in analytics at CVS, touch on such areas as how CVS is leveraging analytics to
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health is piloting its own mobile payment tool called CVS Pay, designed to expedite the checkout process. CVS said Thursday that CVS Pay, part of the CVS Pharmacy mobile app, is an end-to-end solution that integrates payment, prescription pickup and the ExtraCare loyalty program all in one scan. So far, CVS
ORLANDO, Fla. — CVS Health has opened a 112,000-square-foot specialty pharmacy here. The new facility will provide disease education, pharmacy and medication counseling, benefits verification, medication dispensing, and coordination of care with multiple providers. The site adds to CVS’ significant presence in the Orlando area, where it has a distribution center as well as other
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Rising PBM and specialty pharmacy sales and recently acquired pharmacy businesses lifted revenue at CVS Health Corp. for the second quarter, with adjusted earnings per share topping Wall Street’s consensus forecast. CVS Health said Tuesday that for the second quarter ended June 30, sales climbed 17.6% to $43.73 billion from $37.17 billion
