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Since Jan 2021
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Delivering short doses of insight for hospitals’ frontline pharmacy professionals, the Vizient pharmacy team brings together experts to verify best practices for navigating today’s pharmacy practice challenges and accelerating career growth. It’s a prescription for success, delivered by the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence.

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Alpha-gal Syndrome and Impact on Patient Safety

Apr 28, 2026 13m

Alpha-gal syndrome is an emerging and often underrecognized allergy triggered by a tick bite that can cause delayed reactions to red meat and mammalian-derived products. In this episode, host Stacy…

S1E126 Efficiency to Excellence: AI’s Role in Modern Pharmacy Practice

Apr 14, 2026 17m

AI is rapidly reshaping pharmacy practice, raising both concern and opportunity for healthcare teams. Vizient host Kerry Schwarz is joined by Dr. Jason Chou, Vice President of the System Pharmacy…

Inside the Medicare Transaction Facilitator: Early Wins and Growing Pains

Mar 31, 2026 10m

In this episode of VerifiedRx, Carolyn Liptak is joined by Dr. Jennifer Tussey, Senior Specialty Pharmacy Manager at BJC Health, to discuss early experiences with the Medicare Transaction Facilitator…

Checkpoint Change: Rethinking How PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitors Are Delivered

Mar 17, 2026 12m

Immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting PD-1 and PD-L1 have transformed the treatment landscape across a wide variety of cancers, becoming foundational therapies in oncology. Dr. Stacey Sobocinski and…

S1E123 Winter 2026 Spend Management Outlook

Feb 04, 2026 19m

Dr. Jeni Hayes, Senior Clinical Manager, Strategic Clinical Intelligence, and Dr. Heather Pace, Senior Clinical Manager, Ambulatory Care, join host Carolyn Liptak to discuss the Vizient Winter 2026…

S1E122 CDC Childhood Immunization Schedule Updates (January 2026)

Jan 27, 2026 12m

John Schoen, Senior Clinical Manager of Evidence-Based Medicine and Drug Information in Vizient's Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence and Vizient's vaccine subject matter expert, joins host Stacy…

S1E121 2026 OPPS Final Rule: What Hospitals Need to Know

Jan 13, 2026 19m

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has finalized the 2026 Outpatient Perspective Payment System (OPPS) rule, with most policies taking effect on January 1, 2026. Jenna Stern, Vice…

S1E120 The GOAT of GPO’s

Dec 30, 2025 18m

Pharmacy buyers play a critical role in keeping hospitals running—and their partnership with a GPO can make all the difference. In this episode of Verified Rx, Jackie Stokes sits down with Theresa…

S1E119 Return of Pipeline 2026 – Cell and Gene Therapies

Dec 09, 2025 24m

In Part 2 of the 2026 pipeline series, host Carolyn Liptak welcomes Dr. Amanda Frick, Senior Clinical Manager, Strategic Clinical Intelligence at Vizient, to explore the advanced therapies pipeline:…

S1E118 Pipeline 2026: The Movers, the Shapers, & What Matters

Nov 25, 2025 18m

If you're wondering which therapies may influence care delivery, budgets, and decision making in 2026, the pipeline offers an early preview and it points to a year defined by innovation. We're seeing…

S1E117 Beyond the Formulary: Evolving Enterprise P&T Committees

Nov 11, 2025 16m

Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) committees historically operated at the individual hospital level but have evolved into enterprise-wide governance programs due to health system expansion,…

S1E116 Challenges with AI in Pharmacy

Oct 28, 2025 17m

Artificial intelligence, or, AI is on everyone's minds, and we're all still figuring out how to trust it, teach it, and use it responsibly. Today we take a deep dive into how AI is affecting the…

S1E115 Inside the Clean Room - Safely Handling Cell & Gene Therapies

Oct 14, 2025 23m

From CAR-T therapies to viral vectors, cell and gene treatments are redefining the boundaries of pharmacy practice—but with innovation comes complexity. Host Carolyn Liptak welcomes Dr. Mark Wiencek,…

S1E114 Tapping into NTAP

Sep 30, 2025 18m

New data from the summer Vizient Spend Management Outlook show that in the inpatient space, high-cost drugs, especially CAR-T treatments like Yescarta and Breyanzi are major drivers of drug spend. To…

S1E113 GLN Changes You Can’t Ignore

Sep 16, 2025 18m

As the Drug Supply Chain Security Act dispenser exemption period winds down, the Vizient Standards implementation team announced an important change to the Vizient Global Location Number (GLN)…

S1E112 Inside the New Joint Commission Manual

Aug 26, 2025 21m

The Joint Commission’s updated accreditation manual is designed to simplify requirements, enhance clarity, and better support healthcare organizations in survey preparation. In this episode of…

S1E111 Partners in Prevention: A Unified Approach to Drug Diversion

Aug 12, 2025 16m

Drug diversion threatens patient and staff safety—and preventing it requires a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach. In this episode, Dr. Ruth Igwegbe and Shealee Mitchell of JPS Health Network…

S1E110 Beyond Humira: What’s Driving Drug Spend Now?

Jul 30, 2025 15m

The Vizient Summer 2025 Spend Management Outlook (SMO) provides an integrated perspective on trends, factors and future expenses providers will face across the various dimensions of healthcare. In…

S1E109 Let’s fix this: 2024 drug shortage survey results

Jul 15, 2025 16m

Drug shortages continue to be a significant issue in the healthcare system, affecting various aspects of patient care and imposing substantial costs on hospitals and health systems. According to…

S1E108 Built to Last: Rx for Resilience

Jun 24, 2025 13m

We all know that clinician burnout negatively impacts the quality of patient care. That's why pharmacy residency accrediting bodies now emphasize resident well-being and professional sustainability…

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VerifiedRx has published 124 episodes since January 2021, covering topics in Business, Health & Fitness.

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VerifiedRx is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 16m.

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