Strategic Channel Partner of the Year Award Criteria

The Strategic Channel Partner of the Year Award is given to an organization such as a manufacturer, technology provider, GPO, hub service provider, logistics provider, nonprofit, etc. that provides a service or solution to facilitate the delivery of high quality, cost effective specialty pharmacy care.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Nominees will be evaluated according to criteria in the following four categories:

INNOVATIVE SERVICE OR SOLUTION (40%)

• Demonstrates a strong understanding of the specialty pharmacy business model and a commitment to helping customers identify and solve business critical issues
• Delivers innovative services or solutions that:
  • Enhance the patient journey and experience
  • Optimize clinical and economic outcomes
  • Promote pharmacy satisfaction and loyalty
  • Optimize pharmacy operational efficiencies

SERVICE EXCELLENCE (30%)

• Excels in customer service and satisfaction
• Demonstrates commitment to collaboration and dedication that enables the channel partner and their customer to achieve goals that neither could have reached alone through:
  • Responsiveness
  • Service excellence
  • Reliability
  • Flexibility
  • Availability

SPECIALTY PHARMACY BUSINESS MODEL ACUMEN (20%)

• Offers a specialty pharmacy business model that is:
  • Visionary
  • Innovative
  • Collaborative
  • Robust

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT (10%)

• Is involved and committed to making the communities where they work and live a better place

QUALIFICATIONS

• Nominee must be a current NASP corporate member in good standing
• Nominee must be an organization or vendor that provides services, solutions, and/or support to the specialty pharmacy industry

NOMINATION PROCESS

• The nominator must be an NASP corporate or individual member in good standing.
• The nominator is responsible for submitting a complete award nomination application. The nomination should include a 100 word minimum to 300 word maximum narrative for each evaluation criteria section describing why the nominee is deserving of this award.
• All 2026 nominations must be submitted by May 29, 2026.

SELECTION PROCESS

The NASP Membership Committee will use a blinded, unbiased, and weighted scoring process according to the defined evaluation criteria.

AWARD

The Strategic Channel Partner of the Year Award will be presented at the inSPire2026 conference on September 23. The recipient will receive a trophy, complimentary 2027 conference registration, and recognition on the NASP website, in a press release, in The Advocate quarterly newsletter, social media, and other NASP communication materials.