Full Name
Mr. Barry Fortner
Practice/Company Name
AmerisourceBergen
Speaker Bio
Barry Fortner, Ph.D., serves as SVP & President, Specialty Physician Services. In this role, he is responsible for business units including Oncology Supply, Besse Medical, International Oncology Network (ION) and International Physician Network (IPN) group purchasing organizations, ION Solutions, and IntrinsiQ. These companies provide marketing leading specialty distribution and comprehensive solutions for the physician class of trade.
Previously, Dr. Fortner served as President of Oncology Supply, one of the nation’s largest distributors of chemotherapy drugs and supplies. Catering to the private community oncology practices, Oncology Supply is patient-focused and earnestly supports the availability of local, personalized treatment for cancer patients across the country.
Prior to assuming his role at Oncology Supply, Barry served as President of ION Solutions, a leading provider of oncology practice solutions, data analytics, and payer services. He served as ION Solutions’ Senior Vice President, Payer Strategy and Sales, where he was responsible for leading all of the organization’s efforts in the payer arena, including the development and launch of an integrated, actionable payer strategy and the procurement of valuable member resources. Dr. Fortner served as Senior Vice President of Scientific Affairs and Product Development for P4 Healthcare, where he oversaw their primary and secondary research programs, developed their initial pharmaceutical database and data products, and designed and executed the seminal pay for performance third party payer compliance and economic analyses.
Dr. Fortner has over 200 scientific publications and conference presentations ranging from early work in cognitive psychology, death and dying, and psychotherapy research to more recent work with health and patient reported outcomes, psychometrics, pharmacologic and health economics, quality improvement, and oncology therapeutics and supportive care. His scientific work also includes published statistical innovations regarding treatment induced deterioration, practice efficiency, opportunity costs, and clinical pathway compliance. Dr. Fortner is committed to raising awareness of community oncology and frequently speaks at national venues regarding issues challenging the cancer care delivery system.
Previously, Dr. Fortner served as President of Oncology Supply, one of the nation’s largest distributors of chemotherapy drugs and supplies. Catering to the private community oncology practices, Oncology Supply is patient-focused and earnestly supports the availability of local, personalized treatment for cancer patients across the country.
Prior to assuming his role at Oncology Supply, Barry served as President of ION Solutions, a leading provider of oncology practice solutions, data analytics, and payer services. He served as ION Solutions’ Senior Vice President, Payer Strategy and Sales, where he was responsible for leading all of the organization’s efforts in the payer arena, including the development and launch of an integrated, actionable payer strategy and the procurement of valuable member resources. Dr. Fortner served as Senior Vice President of Scientific Affairs and Product Development for P4 Healthcare, where he oversaw their primary and secondary research programs, developed their initial pharmaceutical database and data products, and designed and executed the seminal pay for performance third party payer compliance and economic analyses.
Dr. Fortner has over 200 scientific publications and conference presentations ranging from early work in cognitive psychology, death and dying, and psychotherapy research to more recent work with health and patient reported outcomes, psychometrics, pharmacologic and health economics, quality improvement, and oncology therapeutics and supportive care. His scientific work also includes published statistical innovations regarding treatment induced deterioration, practice efficiency, opportunity costs, and clinical pathway compliance. Dr. Fortner is committed to raising awareness of community oncology and frequently speaks at national venues regarding issues challenging the cancer care delivery system.
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