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XiFin Enlists Former CVS Health Physician Executive in Advocacy Efforts to Advance Healthcare Access and Equity via Expanded Coverage of Pharmacy Clinical Services


DR. KYU RHEE TO ADDRESS HOSPITAL & PHARMACY LAB INNOVATION IN THE AGE OF BIG DATA AND PRIMARY CARE TRANSFORMATION IN UPCOMING WEBINAR


(SAN DIEGO, CA) – XiFin announced today that Kyu Rhee, M.D., MPP, will serve as Senior Strategic Advisor to help drive acceptance for expanded payor coverage of pharmacist-provided clinical services through medical benefits and the convergence of diagnostics and therapy. Dr. Rhee serves as a physician executive across the healthcare industry, and most recently, was Senior Vice President and Aetna Chief Medical Officer at CVS Health. 


“Dr. Rhee is a nationally-recognized public and private sector health care leader who has spent much of his career working to improve our nation’s health system, especially for underserved and health disparity populations,” said David Pope, PharmD, CDE, chief pharmacy officer, XiFin. “He knows firsthand how valuable the evolution of the pharmacy-based clinical care service model is to filling provider voids and delivering the kind of convenient, integrated, patient-centric care expected today.” 


Dr. Rhee will work with XiFin’s pharmacy division, OmniSYS, to build momentum behind the national movement to broaden and make permanent pharmacists’ role as proven providers of clinical services to help address physician shortages and improve healthcare access for the nation’s most vulnerable and underserved communities. Read more >


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