Pharmacy Team

Leads the SpendMend Pharmacy team. He provides 340B subject matter expertise and remote support for audits when other auditing staff are on-site for smaller hospitals and clinics. Rob is a previous DSH Hospital pharmacy director (400-bed size), 340B University Faculty, Apexus DSH Council member, CEO/Co-Founder of Turnkey Pharmacy Solutions, and lead editor for the 340B Program Blog. Rob was a contributing author on two modules for the Apexus 340B Operations Certificate Program.

An experienced pharmacy executive with an accountable and innovative track record creating and implementing key strategies in clinical, operational, and business aspects of healthcare. As a past Regional Director responsible for six 340B covered entities, he has vast experience managing 340B programs from very large DSH hospitals (400+ beds) to Critical Access Hospitals. While successfully passing two clean HRSA audits, he tripled the 340B value resulting in greater than $100M+ of 340B savings. Jake has extensive experience in optimizing the 340B program through day-to-day administration and compliance, program optimization tactics, and strategic growth tactics. He has held numerous national 340B leadership positions and been a strong advocate for the 340B program.

Lead pharmacist auditor, Director of compliance and development, and provides onsite support for audits. She will also provide remote support for audits when other auditing staff are on-site for smaller hospitals and clinics. Jennifer served as an Ambulatory Pharmacy Director from 2010 to 2016, responsible for the Infusion Pharmacy, four retail pharmacies, MTM program, and ambulatory care residency program. In addition, she developed and maintained compliance of the health system’s 340B program which was comprised of a 489 bed DSH hospital and five Critical Access Hospitals. Jennifer represented her entity as a HRSA 340B leading practice peer to peer site during 2014-15, was faculty at 340B University speaking as an orphan drug expert until 2015 and has led rural hospital round table discussion or presented on 340B vendor perspectives at 340B Coalition meetings. Jennifer was also a contributing author on two modules for the Apexus 340B Operations Certificate Program 2020 update.

As Director of Optimization, Matt has over 15 years of health care experience, serving in a variety of roles in retail and health system pharmacy. Most recently, Matt was the Manager of Consolidated Pharmacy Services at Prisma Health, a large integrated delivery network based in Greenville, South Carolina. At Prisma Health, Matt successfully designed and implemented a state-of-the-art Consolidated Service Center (CSC). Within the CSC Matt was responsible for Pharmacy Supply Chain & Strategic Sourcing, Pharmacy Supply Chain Information Services, 503B Outsourcing Production, Centralized Unit Dose Repacking, and Business Operations. Matt was directly involved and accountable for 340B operations across the pharmacy enterprise, which included a total of eight covered entities with numerous child sites and contract pharmacies. During his tenure, Prisma Health experienced significant improvements in the financial performance of the 340B program and great advancements in program oversight and compliance. Matt looks forward to using his experience to help covered entities across the country optimize and grow their 340B programs.

Most recently, Riley served as the 340B Program Manager and Pharmacy Inventory Manager over a 500+ bed DSH and CAH. During his time, Riley established a centralized 340B team and oversaw the expansion of the 340B program, resulting in significant savings and increased program compliance. He has also presented at 340B Coalition regarding program strategies. Riley looks forward to working with covered entities on optimization tactics to grow their 340B programs.

Lead pharmacist auditor, provides onsite support for audits. She will also provide remote support for audits when other auditing staff are on-site for smaller hospitals and clinics. Heidi served as the Pharmacy Business Operations and Revenue Manager from 2012-2019, responsible for pharmacy drug procurement and contracts, vaccine programs, pharmacy budget and formularies, pharmacy revenue cycle, the medication prior authorization program, patient assistance programs, new business development, and had residency management rotation responsibilities. She also served as a voting member on several various hospital committees and worked closely with the electronic health record analysts as a certified EHR pharmacist. In addition, she restructured and maintained compliance of the health system’s 340B program which is comprised of a 484-bed academic DSH hospital. Heidi represented her entity as a HRSA 340B leading practice peer to peer site during 2012-16, was faculty at 340B University speaking on the GPO Prohibition and Hot Topics until 2016, has presented on numerous 340B webinars and was a contributor to the Apexus 340B On-Demand series.

Lead pharmacist auditor, providing onsite and remote support for audits. Greg has over 15 years of health care experience, serving in a variety of roles in hospital and health system pharmacy. Most recently, Greg was the Director of Clinical Pharmacy Strategy at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), a large integrated delivery network based in Western Pennsylvania. At UPMC, Greg was responsible for system-level oversight of formulary management, including coordination of the health system’s Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee. Greg was also responsible for organizing centralized support for UPMC 340B covered entities, with a focus on 340B program compliance, optimization, strategic planning, and advocacy. During his tenure, UPMC experienced tremendous growth in terms of 340B program participation and financial performance, advancements in both internal and external auditing practices, and HRSA audit preparation. Greg has spoken at regional and national forums and has hosted 340B Health round table events focusing on health system pharmacy. His perspective involves large health system and DSH 340B program administration, as well as clinical pharmacy practice.

Pharmacist Lead Auditor, providing onsite and remote support for audits. Page has almost twenty years of health care experience. Starting out in retail pharmacy he moved to the hospital setting in 2005 and quickly transitioned into pharmacy leadership with Banner University Medical Center Phoenix. Most recently he was the 340B Program Director for Banner Pharmacy Services overseeing the organization’s twenty-two 340B programs, ranging from twenty-five bed Critical Access Hospitals to large Academic Medical Centers with multiple provider-based clinics and contract pharmacies. While serving in this role he standardized many processes across the system and was able to increase program compliance and benefit capture. Page has also been an advocate for the 340B program participating in 340B Health’s PSC committee and taking part in multiple Hill Advocacy Days. His perspective involves large health system 340B program administration, policy and standard operating procedure creation and implementation, and generalized pharmacy operations practice.

Lead pharmacist auditor, and provides onsite support for audits. She will also provide remote support for audits when other auditing staff are on-site for smaller hospitals and clinics. Megan has significant experience in setting up and managing a contract pharmacy and working as a pharmacist manager for a health center with Ryan White patients. Her experience in the contract pharmacy and clinic space adds a broader experience base to our team.

Lead pharmacist auditor that has twenty years of healthcare experience including the last 14 years as a pharmacist. His background is in managed care with various responsibilities including hospital, ambulatory, and management. Cam’s passion is to support the Covered Entities that provides a safety net for their communities. Cam’s role is to conduct onsite and remote audits and expand our Hawaii region.

Provides onsite support for audits. Annie provides 340B accumulator maintenance for CAH covered entities. She has 4 years of experience in the 340B space and combines her pharmacy knowledge and 340B knowledge to help our clients better understand how to maximize 340B savings in a compliant manner.

Lead Pharmacist Auditor. Ellie has over 20 years of hospital pharmacy experience, in both clinical and operational roles. When the health system in Ohio she was working for began participating in the 340B program, she was asked to oversee and grow the program from one DSH hospital to multiple DSH hospitals, as well as entity owned retail and contract pharmacies. In 2020, she moved to a small accounting and consulting firm, conducting 340B compliance assessments and helping others maximize the benefits of the program. She has always focused on education and making the 340B program more approachable and is thrilled to be bringing that perspective to SpendMend.

Lead Pharmacist Auditor. Sabrina Allen has 21 years of Federally Qualified Health Center Experience. She most recently served as the Sr. Director of Pharmacy Services at a large Community Health Center and Teaching Center where she was responsible for opening two in-house pharmacies, implementing clinical pharmacy services, overseeing program growth thru contract pharmacy arrangements, and helping start a PGY1 Community-based Pharmacy Residency. Additionally, she serves on various boards including the Idaho Medicaid DUR Board and Idaho State College of Pharmacy Alumni Board. Sabrina’s primary focus is to provide comprehensive program audits for all grantee covered entity types.

Lead auditor to provide onsite and remote support to clients. Experience with 340B program management and clinical operations within a Federally Qualified Health Center. During her tenure there, Jasmine developed systems to improve compliance, established data analysis standards to drive strategic growth initiatives, and implemented access to 340B clinic administered drugs at all eligible locations. Most recently, Jasmine was responsible for leading 340B integration during a corporate merger, ensuring a compliant and operational transition with a result of more than 50 registered sites and numerous contract pharmacies. She was also a member of committees including Customer Service, Professional Development, P&T, and Quality. Areas of expertise include risk assessment and mitigation, program operations, contract pharmacy management, and program optimization. She looks forward to helping clients achieve their 340B compliance goals, as well as identifying opportunities to maximize savings.

Provides onsite support for audits. Roxanne has significant experience as a 400-bed DSH hospital 340B/database pharmacy technician. Based on this experience, she eventually moved to the corporate level as a 340B Specialist to help oversee the entire health-system’s 340B Program. Her understanding of the needs and requirements of the 340B Program from the trenches of a covered entity are critical for success of the team.

340B Auditor, provides pre-audit support for pharmacist auditors and analyzes drug utilization to look for ways to optimize program savings. Nate served as the 340B auditor for a Critical Access Hospital where he maintained compliance to allow the entity to optimize savings annually. Using his operational knowledge of the 340B program, Nate moved to a 340B auditing firm where he helped over 80 covered entities (i.e., Rural Hospitals, DSHs, and FQHCs) meet 340B compliance standards. Nate also helped these entities increase their savings by capturing referral provider scripts. As a teammate of SpendMend, Nate will utilize his previous experiences to continue to assist clients with program optimization. Nate has spoken at regional conferences discussing hot topics in 340B compliance, savings, increases, and program optimization in general.

Jim Moye has been a pharmacy technician since 2003, with both retail and hospital pharmacy experience. Most recently, Jim served as the 340B Program Coordinator for Orlando Health, a statutory teaching hospital system with nearly 3,300 beds, where he revised the entities policies and procedures and implemented an internal audit process, which resulted in a successful HRSA audit. In addition to maintaining compliance of the 340B program through development of oversight procedures, he spearheaded the 340B Steering Committee at Orlando Health to facilitate communication and decision-making about pressing 340B issues. Jim has spoken about 340B at various conferences and events

Catherine has over ten years’ experience in finance, analytics, supply chain operations, and business development. She oversaw and developed an ongoing 340B program for a 580+ bed DHS District Hospital in Central California. She has a well-versed understanding of California specific Medi-Cal requirements and is up to date on administrative developments. During her tenure there, Catherine oversaw all business-related aspects of both the inpatient and outpatient pharmacy operations, including budget management and oversight, contract review and negotiation, revenue integrity compliance, and 340B program oversight and development. Catherine has extensive knowledge in 340B program implementation, compliance, and optimization. Additional strength and focus are in 340B program advocacy as evidenced by her work with government stakeholders such as, the Department of Health Care Services of California, and the California Hospital Association.