Enclara Expands Hospice Pharmacy Network in Florida

Philadelphia-based Enclara Pharmacia recently expanded its Neighborhood Connections network with eight new pharmacy members in the key Miami and Jacksonville, Fla., markets. The names of those pharmacies are undisclosed. Launched last year, Enclara’s Neighborhood ConnectionsTM Plus program builds on an actively managed group of more than 7,000 retail and institutional pharmacies working to reduce barriers […]

Hospices Weigh Using Methadone for Pediatric Pain Management

As providers recognize a growing demand for pediatric hospice and palliative care, more are turning to methadone for those patients rather than more frequently used pain medications like morphine. Effective pain management, or the lack thereof, has a significant impact on a hospice’s family satisfaction scores, which are key considerations for potential payers and referral […]

Voices: Patrick Leary, VP of Client Services, Enclara Pharmacia

This article is sponsored by Enclara Pharmacia. In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Enclara Vice President of Client Services Patrick Leary. He shares how Enclara’s technology and mail-order pharmacy option have helped hospice and palliative care facilities maintain a standard of excellence throughout the pandemic and how that has impacted the mission […]

Hospices Adjust to New CMS Addendum Rule

Hospices have shifted staff training as well as patient admission and documentation processes amid a barrage of changes since the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the election statement addendum rule Oct. 2020. While the new rule could stand to improve patient awareness and understanding of hospice, providers who fail to comply […]

VOICES: Raymond Capella, VP, Clinical Services, Enclara Pharmacia

This article is sponsored by Enclara Pharmacia. In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Enclara Pharmacia Vice President of Clinical Services Raymond Capella, PharmD, MBA, to learn about the unique role that pharmacists play in hospice, why efficiency matters in hospice care and the three key challenges that the industry faces in efforts […]

Cultural Training, Community Outreach Bridges Gaps in Hospice Service

Providers have increasingly focused on closing racial and cultural gaps to equitable hospice care among historically underserved populations. Investing in culturally competent staff and local outreach could help break down barriers preventing many African American, Hispanic and Native American patients from accessing hospice. Racial disparities in utilization of hospice and palliative care persist, with data […]

Enclara, Ohio’s Hospice Collaborate on Medication Efficiency

Enclara Pharmacia, a provider of PBM services for hospice and palliative care, is partnering with Ohio’s Hospice to build efficiencies into the organization’s medication management processes. Ohio’s Hospice will use Enclara’s E3 Mobile application, which is interoperable with the organizations electronic medical records system, clinicians, and the pharmacy. The application is designed to reduce necessary […]

Enclara Pharmacia Expands in New York Region, Acquires Avanti

Hospice providers in the New York region may see a changing of the guard in their pharmacy benefit management (PBM) and medication delivery services. Enclara Pharmacia a provider of PBM services for hospices and palliative care, will acquire Avanti Health Care Services for an undisclosed sum during the first quarter of 2019. Enclara provides PBM […]