Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health’s newly appointed chief pharmacy officer is focused on expanding the system’s enterprise pharmacy strategy and positioning pharmacy as a key driver of value-based care. Kristen Kruszewski, PharmD, recently stepped into the systemwide role and said one…
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