Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

How MetroHealth is Using Pharmacy Delivery to Close Medication Access Gaps & Keep Patients Connected to the Prescriptions They Need

Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

Show Notes

In this episode, Ryan Mezinger, Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer at MetroHealth, and Dr. Amit Gir, CEO and Co-Founder of Phox Health, discuss how MetroHealth's pharmacy delivery model is improving medication access, adherence, patient satisfaction, and care continuity while strengthening chain of custody and pharmacy operations.

This episode is sponsored by Phox Health.

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