
Osama Abdelghany, PharmD, explains how medically integrated dispensing improves oncology workflows, patient access, and outcomes through EMR-driven care.

Sam Abdelghany, PharmD, is an executive director of oncology pharmacy at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven Health.

Osama Abdelghany, PharmD, explains how medically integrated dispensing improves oncology workflows, patient access, and outcomes through EMR-driven care.

Medically integrated dispensing improves oncology treatment coordination through EMR-based care, but payer restrictions remain a key barrier.

The foundation of medically integrated pharmacy includes 7 critical pillars. This commentary focuses on the benefits of 3 of those pillars: abandonment, adherence, and access/affordability.