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May

2024

APhA’s cybersecurity recommendations to secure the pharmacy ecosystem and patient safety

Author: James Keagy

Washington, DC – The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) released cybersecurity recommendations today for urgent policy changes to better secure the pharmacy ecosystem and patient safety. The recommendations were submitted as Statements for the Record to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for the congressional hearings taking place today on the Change Healthcare cyberattack.

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Apr

2024

APhA calls for strong cybersecurity measures following Change Healthcare outage

Author: James Keagy

WASHINGTON - The Change Healthcare cyberattack made obvious the deep vulnerabilities of our nation’s digital health care infrastructure, resulting in devastating patient care disruption, particularly at community and health system pharmacies across the country. The attack, and even more so the prolonged inability to restore service, severed the lifelines to patient coverage and reimbursement for needed medications.

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Apr

2024

APhA and CDC select Community of Practice Teams to advance health equity and prevent heart disease and stroke

WASHINGTON, DC—The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and CDC are proud to announce the selected Community of Practice (CoP) Teams as part of the Advancing Health Equity with Pharmacy-Based Strategies, Pharmacists Patient Care Services and Support Services project to advance health equity and prevent heart disease and stroke in the United States.

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Apr

2024

Mary Klein elected as 2024–2025 APhA HOD Speaker-elect

Author: James Keagy

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) announced that Mary S. Klein, PharmD, was elected as 2024–2025 speaker-elect of the APhA House of Delegates (APhA HOD). After serving as speaker-elect, Klein will serve as Speaker of APhA HOD and trustee for 2025–2027.

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Mar

2024

APhA announces 2024 Immunization Champion Award winners

Author: James Keagy

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) has selected seven recipients of its 2024 Immunization Champion Awards, recognizing individuals and organizations who have made extraordinary contributions toward improved vaccination rates within their communities.

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