Media Advisory: Surescripts Sponsors STAT in DC Event, Convening Healthcare Industry Stakeholders on Policies to Ease Medicine’s Pain

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Surescripts®, the nation’s leading health information network, is sponsoring STAT in DC for a discussion with healthcare industry experts, Policies to Ease Medicine’s Pain, on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.

STAT will lead discussions with Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottleib, Frank Harvey, Chief Executive Officer of Surescripts, and healthcare policy stakeholders as part of a panel discussion: How Do We Fix the Drug Shortage Crisis? In addition, Laura Bray, chief change maker and founder, Angels for Change will share her story, Hunting Down my Daughter’s Chemotherapy.

“With challenges like health care provider burnout, drug shortages and the rising cost of care making headlines each day, it's become even more critical to have open and informed conversations with healthcare experts and stakeholders. These conversations become the foundation for actions we can take to help healthcare heal itself and provide better informed, safe and less costly care for patients across the nation,” said Frank Harvey, Chief Executive Officer of Surescripts.

“We welcome the opportunity to convene these healthcare industry experts and stakeholders to share information and work collaboratively to improve the environment for our patients who have entrusted us with their care,” added Harvey.

STAT in DC Event Details

Date/time:	Tuesday, November 28, 2023; 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. EST
Location:	Convene, 4^th floor, 600 14th St NW, Washington, DC
Media RSVP:	Kate Giaquinto at [e-mail] by 5 p.m. ET on November 28, 2023.

About:

Decisions being made on the Hill today directly impact the way we will receive and pay for health care. How can we be sure that these decisions make life better for patients instead of adding even more disorder to a chaotic system?

STAT’s leading DC bureau will take the stage with policymakers, patient advocates, and industry experts to go deep into the biggest issues in health policy. Register here.

Speakers:

• Scott Gottlieb, Unplugged: Matthew Herper, senior writer, medicine; STAT editorial director of events, will speak with former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb.
• Enabling the Future of Primary Care: Rick Berke, STAT Co-founder & Executive Editor, will host a Fireside chat with Frank Harvey, CEO of Surescripts.
• Hunting Down my Daughter’s Chemotherapy: Laura Bray, chief change maker and founder, Angels for Change.
• How Do We Fix the Drug Shortage Crisis? A panel discussion moderated by John Wilkerson, Washington correspondent, STAT, featuring Jessica L. Daley, group vice president, strategic sourcing, Premier Inc.; Vimala Raghavendran, vice president of informatics product development, US Pharmacopeia; and Marta E. Wosińska, Ph.D., senior fellow, Center on Health Policy, The Brookings Institution.

Background on the Evolving Care Team

• Nearly half of all counties in the United States have relative shortages of primary care providers (PCPs)—just one PCP for every 1,500 people, while 61% of counties with a PCP shortage have a high volume of retail pharmacy locations, especially in rural areas of the Midwest and South. This Surescripts data shows an opportunity for pharmacists to step in and address communities' unmet needs by expanding access to some primary care services.
• Changing sentiment among clinicians: Both prescribers and pharmacists agree that team-based care is a priority and even a majority of providers believe it’s important for the industry to move to team-based care.
• Pharmacists are helping care for patients with chronic conditions: Surescripts e-Prescribing data shows an increase in pharmacist e-prescribing for drug classes that include treatments for diabetes, mental health conditions like depression and anxiety and blood thinning medications.
• Surescripts is committed to providing innovative technology and interoperability but industry stakeholders from every part of healthcare must collaborate on policy and payment structures to truly empower clinicians and ensure patients have accessible, affordable and quality healthcare.

About Surescripts

Our purpose is to serve the nation through simpler, trusted health intelligence sharing, in order to increase patient safety, lower costs and ensure quality care. At Surescripts, we align healthcare organizations across the nation and convene the Surescripts Network Alliance® to give healthcare professionals the trusted insights they need to serve patients. Together, we’re making interoperability an everyday reality, making it simpler to choose medications patients can afford and adhere to, and getting specialty medications to patients more efficiently. Visit us at surescripts.com and follow us on LinkedIn.