Walgreens VP digital health talks telemedicine

WASHINGTON — Telehealth and telemedicine represent a significant opportunity for pharmacists and providers to partner on cutting-edge healthcare models, Adam Pellegrini, Walgreens VP digital health, told HealthWorks Collective as part of a podcast interview posted Wednesday. 

 

"We hope that telehealth, telemedicine will extend [the] role of the community pharmacist," Pellegrini said. "Our Pharmacy Chat is a prime example of this, we do almost 9,000 to 10,000 chats per week with our [patients] on anything from drug interaction to just questions about their medications."

 

Pellegrini envisions pharmacists pairing with local providers to provide a more comprehensive model of healthcare.