Dr. Lang leads the Kaiser Permanente pharmacy division in her role as chief pharmacy officer. Kaiser serves 12.6 million members, and its pharmacy branch dispenses over 100 million prescriptions on a yearly basis to serve that population. Before being appointed to her current position as CPO, Dr. Lang served as chief supply chain and procurement officer at Kaiser. In her current role, Dr. Lang is consistently successful in developing digital, clinically-integrated pharmacy sources that have a customer-centric, easy-to-use interface. As CPO, she is responsible for delivering care to member organizations via inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory, home infusion and oncology service lines across over 40 hospitals, as well as mail order prescriptions, specialty pharmacies, and member call centers.
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Becker's Recognition
Mary Beth Lang, PharmDhas been named a Becker's honoree on the lists below.
2024 Winner

Executives
Hospital and health system chief pharmacy officers to know
Chief pharmacy officers provide systemwide oversight of medication management and drug supply, which in turn creates a safer patient experience. These executives are also responsible for leading cost-effective pharmacy strategy, implementing impactful pharmacy policies, driving automation and technology initiatives, and educating the next generation of pharmacy leaders.
