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Podcast 180: The Intersection of Pharma, Business and Patient Care w/ Jon Brown, MHA, DPLA

Mar 06, 2025

Summary

In another installment of our Pharma Series, we sit down with Jon Brown, MHA, DPLA, Director of Pharmacy-System Operations and Logistics at IU Health, to explore how his team is transforming pharmacy services. From launching one of the most advanced centralized pharmacy facilities in the country to navigating drug shortages and cutting costs, Jon shares how IU Health is rethinking the role of pharmacy in patient care.

We discuss:

✅ The shift from pharmacy as a cost center to a value driver

✅ How centralized operations improve efficiency and safety

✅ The role of automation and technology in modern pharmacy

✅ Why collaboration between health systems and pharma companies needs to evolve

 

In this episode

ABOUT JON BROWN, MHA, DPLA 

Jon Brown MHA, DPLA is the Director of Pharmacy-System Operations and Logistics at IU Health He has his Master’s in Healthcare Administration from Simmons University and a Diplomate from the Pharmacy Leadership Academy (ASHP) and is a proud Butler University Bulldog where he received his PharmD and is currently an Adjunct Associate.

John Marchica

John Marchica is a veteran health care strategist and CEO of Darwin Research Group. He is leading ongoing, in-depth research initiatives on integrated health systems, accountable care organizations, and value-based care models. He is a faculty associate in the W.P. Carey School of Business and the graduate College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University.

John did his undergraduate work in economics at Knox College, has an MBA and M.A. in public policy from the University of Chicago, and completed his Ph.D. coursework at The Dartmouth Institute. He is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and is pursuing certification as a Fellow.

About Darwin Research Group

Darwin Research Group Inc. provides advanced market intelligence and in-depth customer insights to health care executives, with a strategic focus on health care delivery systems and the global shift toward value-based care. Darwin’s client list includes forward-thinking biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, as well as health care providers, private equity, and venture capital firms. The company was founded in 2010 as Darwin Advisory Partners, LLC and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. with a satellite office in Princeton, N.J.

Health Care Rounds is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting

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