Thrifty White Health honored at UCare’s ‘A Salute to Excellence!’ awards ceremony
Thrifty White Health has a reason to celebrate.
The company was recognized for its outstanding innovation partnering with UCare to close gaps and improve medication adherence among UCare members. Thrifty White was honored at UCare’s16th annual “A Salute to Excellence!” event on Sept. 19 at the Delta Hotels in northeast Minneapolis.
“Thrifty White is humbled to receive this award from UCare,” said Jeremy Faulks, vice president, pharmacy operations. “Our partnership with UCARE has demonstrated the ability of community pharmacy to move the needle on providing care beyond dispensing, with our pharmacists addressing gaps in-care for thousands of UCARE members. We look forward to expanding this partnership in the coming years and further improving the health of our communities.”
“The healthcare partners we’re honoring tonight are truly among the best at delivering effective, quality care,” said Marden-Resnik, at the event. “This evening of celebration, gratitude and awards is always special. UCare could not live up to our mission of improving the health of our members without the critical work of our providers every day on the frontlines of care.”
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This year’s A Salute to Excellence! evening was attended by more than 70 honorees and UCare leaders. The evening opened with remarks from UCare president and CEO Hilary Marden-Resnik, followed by a lively conversation with Dr. David Hilden from Hennepin Healthcare and UCare executive vice president/chief strategy officer Marie Zimmerman about healthcare advocacy and how providers can make a difference for their patients and their practice.
UCare’s Innovation Award was then presented to Thrifty White Health by UCare’s director of quality and population health, Jamie Galbreath.
Next, UCare executive vice president and chief medical officer Tenbit Emiru, honored guests with UCare Excellence in Health Care Awards for their quality results.
Headquartered in Maple Grove, Minn., Thrifty White Health is a technology enabled healthcare services company focused on utilizing patient engagement to improve outcomes and reduce the cost of care. By leveraging the unique capabilities of pharmacists, combined with focused technology and clinical care plans, Thrifty White Health creates better patient experiences and improved patient outcomes.
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The Thrifty White suite of offerings includes proprietary dispensing, clinical, and operations technology. In addition, Thrifty White Pharmacy is licensed in all 50 states and offers retail, alternate care and URAC and ACHC accredited specialty pharmacy services across a network of 100 owned community pharmacy locations and 90 independently owned pharmacies throughout the Midwest. Thrifty White Pharmacy has been recognized by multiple organizations as a leading “Pharmacy Innovator” for the company's efforts to continually move the practice of pharmacy forward.