PharmMD Announces Denise Kehoe as Vice President of Business D...( NASHVILLE Tenn. April 14 /- Denis...),Health

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Denise Kehoe has joined medication therapy management (MTM) company PharmMD as vice president of business development. In her new role, she will manage and oversee the expansion of the company's growing base of clients across the country.

Kehoe brings more than 15 years of clinical pharmacy, research and operations experience to PharmMD. She recently served as national strategic executive of managed care sales and contracting for Walgreens after holding positions with the company as a multi-site pharmacy manager, faculty practitioner, regional clinical manager and regional vice president. Prior to more than a decade with Walgreens, Kehoe was a relief pharmacist at the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, N.M, and a research assistant for the Los Alamos National Laboratories Human Genome Project conducted at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center in Albuquerque.

PharmMD prevents medication-related health problems through the application of the best pharmacist and physician knowledge. The company works with employers and payers to help ensure that beneficiaries are receiving the most appropriate medications. Founded in 2006, PharmMD improves coordination and communication among physicians, pharmacists, payers and patients by analyzing pharmacy and medical claims information and clinical decision making. Because PharmMD focuses exclusively on MTM, the company is able to analyze both aggregate and patient-specific data to identify trends and conflicts to positively impact patient health and contain costs.

Kehoe is active in the leadership of several influential trade organizations. She participated on an American Pharmacists Association (APhA) strategic planning committee and is currently serving a two-year term as chair of specialized pharmacy for the APhA Academy of Pharmacy Practice Management. She received APhA fellowship honors in 2007. Kehoe is also currently serving o
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