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How Cone Health, St. Luke’s & Akron Children’s use AI for Pharmacy Growth

Three pharmacy leaders unpack the centralized medication access models they built, and what changed when clinical AI met the prior authorization workflow. Hosted by Becker’s Healthcare.

  • Kristen Kruszewski VP and Chief Pharmacy Officer
  • Josh Weber Senior Director, Ambulatory, Retail & Specialty Pharmacy Services
  • Kyle Finnerty Director of Pharmacy Services
Cone Health · St. Luke’s · Akron Children’s
Ch 02 / Becker's Healthcare / 61 min
In their own words
We are now the number one revenue-generating department inside of our entire health system.
Kristen Kruszewski
Kristen Kruszewski Cone Health
We see it really at the right intersection of both clinical care, finance, revenue cycle, managed care, operations.
Kyle Finnerty
Kyle Finnerty Akron Children’s Hospital
8-10 min
Time per prior authorization, down from 30 minutes
Cone Health
less than 3 days
Medication access turnaround, down from 7-14 days
St. Luke’s Health System
75%
Reduction in time to complete authorizations
Akron Children’s Hospital
The full conversation
The companion whitepaper

The Intelligent Pharmacy Centralization Playbook

The working paper on how University Health, Cone Health, St. Luke’s, and Akron Children’s centralize pharmacy to grow, deliver better care, and lay the foundation for AI.

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