Scholz Assumes Leadership Of The HRSA Pharmacy Services Support Center At APhA

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Article Date: 07 May 2008 - 5:00 PDT

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The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is pleased to announce that Lisa Michelle Scholz, PharmD, MBA, has joined the association to lead the HRSA Pharmacy Services Support Center (PSSC) as its Senior Director. PSSC is a program established by a contract between APhA and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Office of Pharmacy Affairs.

Scholz will be charged with carrying out the terms of the HRSA contract including: working with staff and consultants to expand the 340B pharmacy technical assistance resource, analyzing the impact of state and federal initiatives on safety net providers, and maximizing the effective and appropriate use of the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Under her direction, the PSSC will continue to provide information, education and policy analysis to help eligible entities optimize the value of the 340B program and provide clinically and cost effective pharmacy services that improve medication use and advance patient care.

Scholz holds a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Houston and a Masters of Business Administration from Madison University in Mississippi. Scholz joins APhA from the Harris County Hospital District in Houston, TX where she was the Administrative Director of Pharmacy Operations. In that position she was responsible for a $120-million budget that included 742 beds in three inpatient hospitals, 12 Ambulatory Health Center Pharmacies plus school-based, homeless program and Department of Public Health and Environment pharmacies. Scholz also has been serving as a Pharmacy Technical Assistance Consultant in HRSA's Pharmacy Services Support Center for nearly two years.

APhA's Senior Vice President of Government and Professional Affairs Harry Hagel said, "We are delighted that Lisa is joining the APhA team. Her current work with the PSSC and with many types of 340B pharmacy operations is invaluable. I am convinced that she can take PSSC to the next level in support of the nation's safety net providers that serve our most vulnerable patients. These providers are an essential component of our health care system, and APhA is committed to continuing our work with HRSA's Office of Pharmacy Affairs to do the most we can to expand access to medications and pharmacists' services."

About the American Pharmacists Association (APhA)

The American Pharmacists Association, founded in 1852 as the American Pharmaceutical Association, represents more than 63,000 practicing pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists, student pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and others interested in advancing the profession. APhA, dedicated to helping all pharmacists improve medication use and advance patient care, is the first-established and largest association of pharmacists in the United States.

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