At Amerita, our affiliation with Mosaic Ambulatory Infusion Centers (AICs) ensures you receive the specialized infusion therapy you need in a comfortable and specialized environment. With many locations throughout the United States, Mosaic gives you the option to select the site of care that works best for you.
Specialty infusion medications often require professional handling, administration by licensed clinicians, and ongoing monitoring. These treatments aren’t typically available at retail pharmacies due to their complexity.
At Mosaic, your care team collaborates with your doctor to create a personalized treatment plan, ensuring your condition is managed with precision and expertise. Our Mosaic centers are staffed by Board-Certified Nurse Practitioners and Registered Infusion Nurses, offering private or community suites designed for a peaceful and supportive experience.
Chronic Inflammatory Disease
Immunoglobulin Conditions
(primary immune deficiencies, idiopathic Thrombocytopenia, pediatric Kawasaki disease, multifocal motor neuropathy, etc)
Neurological
Conditions
Conditions Requiring Specialty Medications
Tracy James
Vice President, Marketing
Tracy James is a results-oriented and data-driven marketing professional who is responsible for the development of robust marketing strategies to drive positive script growth, increase patient engagement, and expand our digital marketing presence.
Tracy has over 20 years of strategic marketing, branding & product positioning knowledge within the pharmacy, healthcare, retail, and consumer packaged goods industries.
Tracy has also held agency roles working on brands such as Rite Aid, General Nutrition Centers, and GlaxoSmithKline, and most recently, led marketing efforts for Giant Eagle Pharmacy.
Tracy holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and Management from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania.
Ryan Fluharty
Vice President, Enterprise Optimization
Ryan Fluharty is responsible for driving transformation and optimization within the Amerita Revenue Cycle function. This includes full ownership of Billing, Cash Applications, 3rd Party Payer and Patient Collections, Audits, Training, Quality, and Data Enablement.
Ryan joined Amerita with more than 10 years of operations, technology, and analytics leadership experience. He comes with a track record of driving transformation across multiple disciplines, resulting in multi-million dollar cost savings along with multi-million dollar revenue growth.
He has served in multiple senior level roles leading client services, vendor management, call center and pharmacy operations, workforce management, technology enablement, sales enablement, and reporting & analytics with RxCrossroads, McKesson, and A Place For Mom.
Ryan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, with a focus on Healthcare and is a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
Ariel Zlicha, PharmD, CSP
Vice President of Operations
Ariel Zlicha joins the Executive Team at Amerita as Vice President of Pharmacy Operations, where he will be responsible for the overall operations of Amerita’s 34 pharmacy locations.
Prior to stepping into this role, Ariel served as Director of Pharmacy Operations for Amerita. In this role he was responsible for the overall operational leadership of the nursing teams with a focus on standardizing processes and improving productivity, while maintaining a high level of patient care. Before coming to Amerita, Ariel held director level roles in various pharmacy practice settings including retail, hospice, and oncology. He brings over 12 years of pharmacy experience with a focus on operational optimization.
Ariel holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Stony Brook University and a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from Nova Southeastern University. Ariel is board certified in specialty pharmacy (CSP) and is licensed to practice pharmacy in over 30 states.
Julie Owen
PharmD, CSP, BCOP
Senior Vice President of Operations
Julie Owen joins the Executive Team at Amerita as Senior Vice President of Operations, where she is a responsible for the overall Leadership of the Operations department.
As a seasoned results-driven healthcare professional with over 15 years of pharmacy management experience, Julie has served in a variety of progressively senior roles Operations leadership roles within the BrightSpring Health brands. Her experience includes Pharmacist, Pharmacy Director, Senior Director, and Vice President Pharmacy Operations while at PharMerica, Onco360 and Amerita.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology with a minor in Chemistry from Louisiana State University and received her Pharmacy Doctorate (PharmD) from the University of Kentucky. Her post-graduate distinctions include a Board-Certification in Oncology Pharmacy (BCOP), a Certification in Specialty Pharmacy (CSP), and multi-state licensure in over 25 states.
Julie strives to ensure Amerita’s overall success in fulfilling its Mission, Vision and Values through her passion and effective leadership.
