Jerel Applewhite

Pharmacist Consultant Clinical Pharmacy Programs, Hedis Medication Adherence, Mtms @Carelonrx

Atlanta, GA, US

Transitioned to this role to devote all working hours to patient care to Spanish-speaking patients. 100% Virtual/Work From Home since 2020Key Accomplishments: Resolved barriers to patient access to medications to improve health plan triple weighted STAR/HEDIS measurements (Diabetes Care and medication adherence to non-insulin diabetes medications, statins, and RAS), CMRs, statin use in people with diabetes or cardiovascular disease, chart only medication reviews Recognized as the \"Individual Top Performer\" in 2019 within a department of 75+, achieving the highest combined score based on successful patient/provider interviews leading to filled prescriptions, quality audit scores, and call volume. Optimized diabetes medication regimens and improved patient access to plan approved diabetes monitors (including Contiuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)) thru patient and provider collaboration across Medicaid & Medicare LOBs Trained and mentored dozens of new hire pharmacists and clinical staff, in office and virtually Co-authored SOPs used for patient interviews that further yielded improved HEDIS measures outcomes and increased number of outreaches

University of Florida

Master of Science - MS

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Emory University - Goizueta Business School

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Mercer University

Doctor of Pharmacy - PharmD