Hospice Pharmacy Solutions Expands Services Nationally

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Autumn is an accomplished leader and visionary that will increase our footprint nationally,” said Nault. “I look forward to working with her to enhance patient experience and the success of our hospice partners.

DALLAS, Texas (PRWEB) May 08, 2014

Hospice Pharmacy Solutions (HPS) today announced that Autumn Spence has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Business Development. The appointment of Spence, a leading Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) and health care executive, signals a renewed focus on growth and development as a leading Pharmacy Benefit Management company for both hospices and pharmacies. Spence will be responsible for expanding HPS's presence nationally and will manage Marketing, Business Development, Public Relations and Communications, reporting directly to CEO, Mike Nault, RPh. http://www.HospicePharmacySolutions.com

Spence joins HPS after 12 years with Outcome Resources (OR), where she grew from one of the original sales representatives to Vice President of Business Development. In that role she helped build and manage OR’s Hospice Division, which represented a majority of OR customers form Puerto Rico to Hawaii. Spence was also responsible for the launch of the Pathways to Success Conference, collaboration with USA Today and MediaPlanet and creating the advocacy program at OR that partnered with the Hospice Action Network (HAN). Prior to OR, Spence held a number of leadership roles at Choice Regional Health Network (CHOICE), a non-profit coalition of acute, chronic, behavioral and wellness providers and organizations dedicated to improving the health of the residents in seven counties in the State of Washington. Currently, she is a member of the Advisory Board for CareFlash a private online social platform for developing meaningful communities in ways that enhance whole healing and improving outcomes around recovery, rehabilitation or in the months following loss. http://www.CareFlash.com

“Autumn is an accomplished leader and visionary that will increase our footprint nationally,” said Nault. “I look forward to working with her to enhance patient experience and the success of our hospice partners.”

“I have learned so much while working with hospices across the nation and I am thrilled for this opportunity,” said Spence. “I am honored to work with Mike and the team at Hospice Pharmacy Solutions, we will be able to expand the reach of our program and service to help more hospices with all aspects of their pharmacy services and ultimately more people with symptom and pain control at the end of life.”

Spence joins Howard (Howk) Bethel on the executive team at HPS. Bethel started with the growing company in March 2014 as Director of Business Development. His promotion to Senior Vice President of Sales illustrates the growth and expansion of HPS as a leader of pharmacy solutions for the hospice community. Bethel joins HPS after 5 years with National HME, a leading durable medical equipment (DME) provider. Bethel was responsible for helping build the national sales team and establishing important relationships, contributing to rapid growth and expansion. Bethel has 25 years experience in the healthcare industry, specializing in hospice care.

“We want to help you provide the best palliative care, social, emotional, and spiritual support and we have the team in place to do that,” Mike Nault, CEO.

About Hopsice Pharmacy Solutions (HPS)
Hospice Pharmacy Solutions (HPS), Ltd. is a privately owned Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) for the hospice provider. HPS provide high quality services, including cost based pricing for your medications, free automated CMS required reports package and software interfaces. We partner with hospices nationally to achieve the best possible outcome for your patients through formulary management, education and innovative reporting tools. "Since 2005, with HPS' guidance, we have been able to better control our pharmacy cost. With HPS' 24 hour clinical availability, our nurses have more time to devote to patients and families, and our quality scores have increased as a result." - client of HPS.

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