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CVS Health names Dr. Chaguturu chief medical officer

CVS Health names Dr. Chaguturu chief medical officer

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health announced Tuesday that has been named Dr. Sree Chaguturu executive vice president and chief medical officer effective immediately. Chaguturu will be responsible for advancing the highest possible clinical quality standards, increasing access to care, improving patient outcomes, and reducing overall health care costs across the enterprise. He will have direct

CVS picked to administer Eli Lilly COVID-19 treatment in nursing homes and long-term care facilities

CVS picked to administer Eli Lilly COVID-19 treatment in nursing homes and long-term care facilities

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health was selected today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as part of Operation Warp Speed, to pilot the administration of a limited supply of bamlanivimab, a monoclonal antibody therapy, with eligible COVID-19 patients at-risk of severe infection or complications resulting from the virus. Under this pilot,

CVS Health teams with WW International

CVS Health teams with WW International

NEW YORK — WW International (formerly Weight Watcher) announced Wednesday  that WW Health Solutions has been added as a new wellness and weight management solution to CVS Health’s Point Solutions Management offering. WW Health Solutions aims to propel happier, healthier, more productive workplaces and make wellness more accessible. Joining the Point Solutions Management platform will enable

CVS Health works with Piedmont Healthcare to create hospital bed capacity in Georgia

CVS Health works with Piedmont Healthcare to create hospital bed capacity in Georgia

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health  is working with Piedmont Healthcare in Georgia to support their solutions for increasing hospital bed capacity. This expands a recently launched strategy of Coram, the company’s infusion care business, to help transition eligible IV-therapy patients to home-based nursing care in response to COVID-19. Specifically, Coram has enhanced its clinical monitoring,

CVS Health works with UCLA Health and other hospitals to help create bed capacity

CVS Health works with UCLA Health and other hospitals to help create bed capacity

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health is working with hospitals and providers, including UCLA Health, to support solutions for creating much-needed hospital bed capacity during the pandemic. Coram has enhanced its existing home infusion capacity and capabilities to help transition eligible IV-therapy patients to home-based care. This includes enhanced clinical monitoring, virtual support and oversight through

CVS helps protect supply of medicines potentially useful for COVID-19 treatment

CVS helps protect supply of medicines potentially useful for COVID-19 treatment

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Caremark, the pharmacy benefit management business of CVS Health, is working with clients to implement new measures to balance the burgeoning interest in off-label use of certain medicines to treat COVID-19 pneumonia with the ongoing needs of members who use these drugs for chronic conditions. These medicines include hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, one

CVS Health adds more Point Solutions Management vendors

CVS Health adds more Point Solutions Management vendors

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has added five new health and well-being point solution vendors to its Point Solutions Management service following a comprehensive clinical, security and business evaluation process. Point Solutions Management is a full-service offering that enables CVS Caremark pharmacy benefit management (PBM) clients to simplify contracting, secure lowest price and monitor ongoing performance of

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