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The 340Buzz: In battle to maintain 340B program, rural hospitals hang in the balance

August 28, 2017 / by Lidia Rodriguez-Hupp, Chief of Corporate Initiatives, 340B Compliance Officer & Senior Vice President

Last month, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled “Examining HRSA’s Oversight of the 340B Drug Pricing Program.” During this hearing, Diana Degette, U.S. Representative for Colorado’s 1st congressional…

340B Coalition Summer Conference recap and recent news

August 1, 2017 / by Lisa Scholz, SVP & Chief Customer Engagement Officer

I recently attended the 340B Coalition Summer Conference, held July 10-12 in Washington, DC, with a record-breaking audience. The conference could not have come at a more tumultuous time for the 340B program this year, with promises by the White…

Sentry’s new on-demand resources provide an additional layer of support

June 7, 2017 / by Valerie Burson, Curriculum Manager

It’s Monday at 9am and if you’re anything like most of us, you’re already consumed with emails, meeting requests, approaching deadlines, and fires to fight. Your calendar looks like a poorly-played Tetris screen as you try to squeeze 60…

The 340B Coalition Annual Winter 2017 Conference: A view of 340B today, and a glimpse into the future

February 14, 2017 / by Timothy J. Busche, MBA

For Lisa Scholz, Chief Customer Engagement Officer and SVP at Sentry Data Systems, the 340B Coalition Winter Conference held in San Francisco on Feb. 1-3 provided a view of the current state of the 340B program and a glimpse of future changes…

Navigating 340B through the healthcare revolution

February 7, 2017 / by Brittany Duty, CPhT

Healthcare is broken, and nothing short of a revolution can fix it. A revolution: Creates a new way of thinking and doing that was previously unimagined Leverages the most powerful new ideas and technologies to transform the “way we’ve…

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Hospitals housing the homeless — fulfilling missions, improving outcomes

January 30, 2017 / by Kelley Smith, RN, MPH

Kudos to several of Sentry Data Systems’ hospital customers, who were recognized in a recent article in “Hospitals & Health Networks” for truly changing the trajectory of healthcare in their communities by providing a stable, secure living environment for the homeless.

2016 ASHP perspective: a stronger, more significant focus on data analytics

December 30, 2016 / by Kelley Smith, RN, MPH

Mike Sovie, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Sentry, recently offered his perspective on the most significant takeaways from the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in Las Vegas at the beginning of this month.

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340B Summer Conference recap and reactions

August 8, 2016 / by Kelley Smith, RN, MPH

Lidia Rodriguez-Hupp, 340B Compliance Officer & Senior Vice President at Sentry and well-respected 340B thought leader, offered her views on what she considered the most provocative topics addressed at the 20th Annual 340B Coalition Conference last month.

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340B is vital to the safety net providers in this country

May 31, 2016 / by Lidia Rodriguez-Hupp - SVP & 340B Compliance Officer

The 340B Drug Pricing Program, established nearly 25 years ago, requires drug manufacturers to provide outpatient drugs to eligible health care providers at significantly discounted prices.

Cybersecurity in the healthcare industry: not if, but when

May 16, 2016 / by Ron Motiram, Director, IT HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance

Now more than ever, the FBI is warning healthcare providers to guard against cyberattacks. Security experts say cybercriminals are increasingly targeting the $3 trillion U.S. healthcare industry, where many facilities are still reliant on aging computer systems that do not use the latest security features.

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