Simplify Prior Authorization

In this podcast Ramy El-Kholi, Chief Commercial Officer with OkRx joins Denise Balch to provide an update on the development of electronic prior authorization (ePA) and its implementation in Canada. They will explore how the definition of electronic prior authorization for specialty and high volume drugs is evolving, how electronic medical records will be implemented, and why there is growing inte...

In this episode of the Simplify Prior Authorization podcast series Denise Balch once again speaks to Dr. Imtiaz Khan, a licensed rheumatologist in Canada and the U.S. Dr. Khan is the former Head of Rheumatology at The Mississauga Hospital and is now in private practice and continues to be active in clinical research. Dr. Khan became Chair of the Ontario Rheumatologists Association (ORA) Private Pa...

Featuring Alan Birch, the Associate Director of Provider Solutions at Sentrex and Founder of Drug Access Canada. In this podcast, Alan shares with Denise Balch, Project Manager of Simplify Prior Authorization, why improving access points to reimbursement and the reimbursement process is critical to improving time to treatment and ultimately patient outcomes. You can find more about Drug Access Can...

Featuring a conversation with Shanta Zurock, Director of Reimbursement with Innomar Strategies. Denise Balch, Project Manager, Simplify Prior Authorization, speaks with Shanta about the evolution of prior authorization programs and some of the key challenges in the prior authorization journey for patients and payers. Shanta will also share insights into the challenges of multi stakeholder collabor...

Featuring a conversation with Gavin Mosley, CEBS and Denise Balch, Project Manager, Simplify Prior Authorization and President, Connex Health. Gavin is a benefits consultant who operates his own boutique benefits brokerage and his InsurTech company The GroupBenefitz Platform, in Ottawa, Ontario. Gavin holds his CEBS designation and sits on the board of the Ottawa Region Rewards Association and vol...

Featuring a conversation between Denise Balch, President, Connex Health and Rachael Manion, Executive Director, Canadian Skin Patient Alliance (CSPA). A lawyer by training Rachael has spent time with 3Sixty Public Affairs as a Senior Associate and Director of Research, and Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice, Government of Canada. In this podcast Rachael Manion and Denise Balch will speak a...

Featuring a conversation between Denise Balch, President, Connex Health and Dr. Neil Shear, recently retired Dermatologist and Professor Emeritus, Temerty Faculty of Medicine: Dermatology, Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. Before his retirement in 2021, Dr. Shear held several appointments at University of Toronto, Sunnybrook and Women’s College Hospital in Toronto. In retirement he continues...

Featuring a conversation between Denise Balch, President, Connex Health and Ramy El-Kholi, Pharm. D., Chief Commercial Officer, OkRx . Ramy has held diverse roles in both Canada and the U.S. including patient support programs, specialty pharmacy start ups, pharmacy benefits management and digital health. In this podcast Ramy El-Kholi and Denise Balch will speak about the logistics of the prior aut...

Featuring a conversation between Denise Balch, President, Connex Health and Alan Birch, the Associate Director, Provider Solutions – Oncology with Sentrex. Alan is also the founder of Drug Access Canada . In this podcast Denise and Alan will speak about the reimbursement and approval process for patients who are prescribed specialty drugs that require prior authorization, the reimbursement gaps, a...

Featuring a conversation with Dr. Imtiaz Khan, Rheumatologist, practicing in Mississauga and Chair of the Ontario Rheumatologists Association Private Payers Committee.  This fourth podcast in our dedicated prior authorization (PA) series includes an engaging discussion with Dr. Khan about his experiences with PA in the private sector. He will share the burden of forms and paperwork for both public...

Featuring a conversation with Dr. Mark David Vincent, MB, ChB, MRCP(UK), FRCPC, Medical Oncologist, London Regional Cancer Program. Our Simplify Prior Authorization communications are gearing up. This third podcast in our dedicated prior authorization series will provide you with first hand insights into the challenges of efficient and timely access to therapies for oncology patients and how healt...

Featuring Alan Birch, Drug Access Facilitator and Founder, Drug Access Canada. In this podcast, Denise Balch from Connex Health will be speaking with Alan Birch, who will describe his role in assisting oncology patients to secure access to the drugs they are prescribed and the challenges he faces on a day to day basis. You will also learn more about the real impact on patients, physicians and drug...

Featuring Bev Herczegh, Pharmacist and Director, The Pangaea Group and Denise Balch, Principal Consultant and President, Connex Health. In this episode we’ll be giving listeners a preview into the Benefits Breakfast Club webinar on November 26th by discussing the motivation for the Simplify Prior Authorization white paper. Bev and Denise will reveal some of their overall observations from the rese...