Mark Greg Email & Phone Number

Evanston, Il, Us

Population Health ManagementKey Focus Areas: 1) Revenue Cycle Management - Ambulatory pharmacy drug spend: traditional, specialty, and infused; 2) Ambulatory Antimicrobial Stewardship; 3) Ambulatory Opioid Stewardship; 4) Vaccination; 5) Ambulatory Care Coordination Support; 6) Academic Detailing; 7) Clinical Pharmacists in Ambulatory Primary Care and Cardiology Practices. Develop and implement a comprehensive ambulatory pharmacy management program in a growing (2,700+ physician - 400,000 member) Value Based Care organization (ACO). Apply pharmacy benefit management principles to the management of ambulatory (outpatient) drug spend including employee prescription drug benefit plan design. Develop academic detailing resources in support of physician and office manager education. Promotion of use of Clinical Guidelines, Care Pathways, evidence-based medicine, and best practices. Promotion and utilization of Choosing Wisely resources. Implement a cost awareness program highlighting the value of generic medications as first line therapeutic options where clinically appropriate. Establish, coordinate, and facilitate the quarterly NMPP Pharmacy & Therapeutics Subcommittee meetings.Support a team of outpatient ambulatory nurse and social worker care coordinators with medication related issues including medication affordability, adherence, and direct patient interaction. Address medication related issues in support of at-risk contracts including utilization management, maintain fee schedules for vaccines, specialty medications, and etc. for claims processing. Identify, implement, and monitor programs to impact appropriate ambulatory antimicrobial utilization/ stewardship and appropriate opiate prescribing. Identify and implement medication-related quality improvement and cost containment strategies in support of the CMS Oncology Care Model (OCM) project.

Downers Grove, Illinois, Us

Improve Quality, Improve Outcomes, Decrease CostsManage all aspects of medication use in the Advocate Medical Group and Advocate Physician Partners (PHO) ambulatory space.Population health management: educate prescribers how to maximize the value of medications through the appropriate use of generics as first-line therapy, where medically appropriate or brand medications where their preferred use will lead to the best outcome. Managed specialty/oncology medication utililization.Medicare Advantage, Medicaid ACE, at-risk contracting

Downers Grove, Illinois, Us

Assumed responsibility for all aspects of pharmacy services following departure of Pharmacy Director March 2014. Responsibilities• Manage all aspects of Electronic Referral Management Referral Application (E.R.M.A.) for select specialty injectable medications for at-risk contracts• Manage all medication-related Clinical Integration measures for physicians in pay-for-performance environment• Manage pharmacy Clinical Integration measure transition to Cerner platform. • Manage pharmacy measures related to Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) including medication reconciliation• Manage pharmacy measures related to BCBS IL Medicare Advantage (MA) Program including weekly physician High Risk Medication (HRM) and Non-Adherence communications • Identify, develop, implement, and manage pharmacy measures related to Medicaid ACE Program • Represent pharmacy department at weekly senior management “Safety Huddles.”• Maintain database for medication brand/generic indicators and therapeutic interchange/patient safety messaging Management Responsibilities• Supervise 1 Clinical Pharmacist (1 FTE) • Prepare quarterly incentive program evaluations and yearly performance appraisals• Prepare yearly budget • Prepare and present content for quarterly departmental goal summaries for senior management

Oak Lawn, Illinois, Us

• Provide 1:1, practice, and large group academic detailing to over 4,100 Advocate Physician Partners physicians across 9 physician-hospital organizations (PHOs) in the areas of generic utilization, appropriate brand drug utilization, and appropriate drug therapy (diabetes, htn, hyperlipidemia, asthma, and post-MI) management protocols• Provide drug information support for Advocate Physician Partners physicians • Develop medication use criteria for quarterly physician report cards • Attend P&T Committee meetings and present clinical information where appropriate• Manage all aspects of generic Medication Voucher Program including print and electronic versions• Interact with physicians, physician executives, and executive-level hospital administrators to address medication-related issues and clinical programsAccomplishments • 2012 generic-first promotion efforts resulted in over $40 million in savings for Chicago area payers, employers, and patients compared with community norms.• Realized approximately $19 million in savings (2011) through increased generic utilization• Increased overall PHO generic prescribing rate from 58% in Q3 2007 to over 81% in Q1 2013. • Increased PHO generic statin prescribing rate from 43% in Q3 2007 to over 85% in Q1 2013. • Increased PHO generic PPI prescribing rate from 30% in Q3 2007 to over 81% in Q4 2012. • Achieved PHO generic Nasal Steroid prescribing rate to over 70% in Q4 2012. • Implemented one-page physician practice recommendations summary to increase generic utilization• Developed and distributed detail aids for Medication Voucher Program pilot and generic medication references for high-volume prescriber classes • Developed website materials including payer coverage announcements, cost comparisons, and reviews of new products • Managed implementation of two outpatient diabetes treatment centers (South Suburban and Trinity Hospitals)

Management Responsibilities (The Remicade benefit investigation hotline)– Manage daily operations of Health Connections (specialty biotech drug benefit investigation) business lines with yearly revenues exceeding $15 million–Supervise up to 12 manager-level direct reports (12 FTE’s) and 1 Administrative Assistant (1 FTE) –Responsible for staff of approximately 135 – 150 (seasonal variation)–Recruit, coach, mentor, develop, discipline, and terminate employees–Prepare yearly performance appraisals–Prepare yearly budget –Continually evaluate staffing needs

Woonsocket, Ri, Us

Accomplishments–Departed group when on track to achieve 2003 gross rev target of $9.25 M–Exceeded 2002 rev target of $8.0 million (actual $8.725 M)–Exceeded 2001 rev target of $6.0 million (actual $6.25 M) –Successfully justified 1 additional Clinical Pharmacist FTE and 1 Admin Assistant FTE–Successfully managed projects through increased levels of Caremark and pharmaceutical manufacturer HIPAA, Legal, and Medical reviewManagement Responsibilities–Supervise a staff of 4 Clin Pharms (4 FTE’s) and 1 Admin Assist FTE –Prepare quarterly incentive program evaluations and yearly performance appraisals–Prepare yearly budget –Prepare and present content for quarterly departmental goal summaries for senior managementPharmaceutical Industry Interface-Manage relationships between Caremark and the pharmaceutical industry-Present Caremark Pharmaceutical Services capabilities to pharmaceutical industry brand managers, marketing executives, and national account managers

Wheaton, Il, Us

Harvey, Il, Us

General Clinical Residency, Adult Internal Medicine And Psychiatry - Ambulatory Focus

Doctor Of Pharmacy, Pharmacy

Pre-Pharmacy

Education record

Pursuing, Master Of Divinity