Michael Rigas Email & Phone Number

Cerritos, Ca

Now that I have retired from full time employment at Kabafusion, I am consulting for various organizations, lecturing at schools of Pharmacy and volunteering for multiple non-profit patient support organizations so that I can educate and help patients obtain better access to IVIG and other High Cost Biologic Products

Cerritos, Ca

Working with the other three founding partners, oversee the clinical, regulatory, operational and patient satisfaction areas for KabaFusion, LLC, an alternate-site infusion pharmacy company that specializes in the nationwide delivery, administration and clinical management of Immunoglobulin therapy for Autoimmune Neuromuscular, Autoimmune Dermatologic, and Immune Deficient patients from our three pharmacies. Additionally, oversee the New Jersey pharmacy’s provision of acute IV therapy in the patient’s home in the New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania areas. Create and manage clinical and operational company clinical policies and procedures, set up patient referral and patient management procedures, devise, build and certify the clean rooms. Develop sales and marketing materials and implement the plan to bring patients onto service via physician and payor referrals. Attend appropriate Neurological and Immunological Clinical symposia in order to keep up with the most current issues in the treatment of these diseases. Develop and implement patient advocacy plan that will encompass internal and external financial assistance plans. Develop and implement Outcomes monitoring and reporting system that will meet the needs of patients, payors and physicians. Develop, implement and oversee the corporate compliance, regulatory, and accreditation programs at all three sites. Oversee the entire set of clinical and operational policy and procedures and the CPR+ computer system and data bases that are maintained for payors, physicians, drugs and patients.

Danville, Pa

Work in a dual role within the vertically integrated $2 Billion health system as Chief Clinical Officer for the outpatient pharmacy network, and Associate Chief Innovation Officer for the system-wide Clinical Innovation group. Determine the need and oversee the design/implementation of innovative pharmacy care models to meet system-wide needs. Oversee the clinical and operational aspects of all Outpatient Pharmaceutical operations for the Geisinger Health System including Home infusion pharmacy, Specialty pharmacy and 9 retail pharmacies that were embedded in 9 of Geisinger’s 40 outpatient clinics. As Associate Chief Innovation officer, work with Physicians and hospital executive members of the innovation team to effect changes in how drug therapy is managed across the inpatient and outpatient spectrums of care, profitability, patient affordability, and use of the system-wide EPIC electronic medical record system to effect coordination between departments to improve outcomes and lower costs.

Anaheim, Ca

Oversee all clinical activities of nine infusion pharmacies in California and Florida and 4000 patients receiving over 20 different therapies each month, which generated over $110 million in revenue in 2006. Oversee and manage the 10 Medical Directors, Infusion and Therapeutics Committee, and interface with all outside legal, regulatory and accreditation organizations. Oversee the entire set of clinical and operational policy and procedures, and the computer data bases that are maintained for payers, physicians, drugs and patients.Oversee the company’s response to USP 797 requirements, Clinical Outcome reporting and approach to management of all new drug therapies and protocols. Finally, act as the Chief Clinical Officer for the company internally and externally with all of major payor initiatives, physicians, referral sources and regulators. Ensure that all activities described above are done so that they meet the highest clinical standards, regulatory requirements, result in cutting edge clinical services and are designed to continuously meet our patients’ and customers’ needs. Work closely with the rest of the Executive Team, other corporate employees, General Managers, pharmacists and nurses to assure that these policies, procedures, outcomes and levels profitability are applied system-wide

Hospital Pharmacy Residency, Pharmacy, Certificate

Doctor Of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)

Bs Biology And Ba Chemistry

Associate Of Arts (Aa), Chemistry