Alex Mathews, RPh, MBA, is a clinical pharmacy specialist at Denver Health in Denver, Colorado, and has worked in various management capacities in long term care, managed care, and hospital environments. He received a BS in biology from Youngstown State University and a BS in pharmacy from the University of Toledo, as well as an MBA from the University of Colorado at Denver. The focus of Alex's practice over much of the past decade has centered on procurement and reimbursement issues for both hospital and retail pharmacy environments.