Jim Gartner, RPh, MBA

PerformRx

Jim Gartner is the President of PerformRx, LLC. Accredited by both the National Commitee for Quality Assurance and URAC, PerformRx is one of the nation’s leading pharmacy benefit management organizations. In his capacity as PerformRx’s President, Gartner also maintains oversight of PerformSpecialty®, PerformRx’s industry accredited and fully integrated specialty pharmacy. PerformRx offers comprehensive pharmacy benefit management services with a focus on achieving greater health outcomes and lowering overall health care costs for clients and their members.

Gartner is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience leading and managing reputable, multibillion dollar health care organizations in all respects. Throughout his career, Gartner has leveraged his expertise within retail pharmacy, home infusion pharmacy, pharmacy benefit management, health plan pharmacy, and pharmacy consulting to enrich the consumer’s pharmacy experience. Specializing in benefit plan design, specialty pharmacy, PBM management, and health plan management, his passion for collaboration and strategic development has fostered growth and success on behalf of the companies he has served.

Prior to his current role, Gartner served as Executive Vice President of Clinical and Product Strategy at AssureCare, LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio. Jim also supported sales activities. During his tenure, Gartner helped AssureCare achieve National Commitee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Population Health Management Prevalidation and design and build its clinical platform’s Medication Therapy Management Program and quality module. He was also the Senior Vice President of Corporate Pharmacy for CareSource Management Group, one of the nation’s largest Medicaid managed care plans, serving over 1.9 million lives.

Gartner earned a Master of Business Administration from Cleveland State University and a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy from Ohio Northern University. He holds a certification from Northwestern University in artificial intelligence strategies for leading business transformation. Gartner sat on the board of directors for March of Dimes (Miami Valley Division) and House of Bread (Dayton, Ohio). As a Leadership Dayton alumni member, he provided servant leadership in Dayton and its surrounding communities. This commitment will continue as he integrates into the Philadelphia metropolitan area.