Pharmacy Podcast Network

Pharmacy Podcast Network (PPN) is the world’s largest network of podcasts dedicated to the pharmacy professional and industry insiders. Our content is about dynamic people in the pharmacy industry making a difference and delivering the best pharmacy care. Pharmacists are the cornerstone of healthcare, and the PPN reflects that. From Community, LTC, Specialty Pharmacy to Drug Development, Government policy and DigitalHealth, we cover it all. Partner with us to connect with thousands of daily listeners and find the right pharmacist across various specialties and topics, ensuring your products and services resonate where it matters most. We build strong audio brands through Pharmacists who see patients almost 9x more than primary care. PPN is a division of RxPR, LLC.
Episodes
Episodes



Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Lose Yourself | GameChangers
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
The recently published STEP trial showed a dramatic effect on weight loss with the weekly injectable semaglutide versus placebo. Lay media picked up the headlines from this potential "GameChanger" medication for weight loss. With this one shot will patient lose themselves?
Reference: Wilding J, Batterham R, Calanna S, et al. Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity. N Engl J Med. February 10, 2021. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2032183
CPE details for GameChangers Podcast March 2021
Learning Objective: Discuss the design of the STEP trial
0107-0000-21-097-H01-P
0.25 CEU/2.5 Hrs (Knowledge)
Initial Release Date: 03/02/21
Expiration Date: 03/02/24
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Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Like many health systems, Allegheny Health Network was challenged by the cost, compliance, and complexity of compounding sterile products (CSPs). Learn how Allegheny Health Network innovated its CSP program using advanced robotics and expert technicians, leading to enhanced safety, improved practices, and cost savings.
Guest:
Arpit Mehta, PharmD, MPH, MHA,
Director of Pharmacy, Allegheny General Hospital
Host:
Ken Perez
Vice President, Healthcare Policy and Government Affairs, Omnicell
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Saturday Mar 13, 2021
The Road to Provider Status: Lessons from Ohio | Beyond Sig
Saturday Mar 13, 2021
Saturday Mar 13, 2021
On this episode of Beyond the Sig, third-year student pharmacist Brooke Kulusich chats with Kevin Day, PharmD, President of Day’s Miami Heights Pharmacy in Cincinnati, Ohio and Managing Network Facilitator of CPESN Ohio. Kevin shares his insight into the network’s efforts to provide enhanced patient care services and the implications of provider status for pharmacists in Ohio.
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Friday Mar 12, 2021
Healthcare’s ”Dirty Word” = DIR Fees | PUTTcast
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Friday Mar 12, 2021
DIR (Direct & Indirect Remuneration) fees aren't just a pharmacy problem. They affect almost every area of the healthcare spectrum. Tune in as PUTTcast hosts Lauren Young and Monique Whitney welcome special guests; oncologist Dr. Michael Diaz, legal counsel Mark Cuker, and IL independent pharmacist & pharmacy owner Byron Berry to discuss the widespread effects and legalities of DIR fees - and what can (and should!) be done about them going forward.
Hosts:
Lauren Young, PUTT Board Member & IL independent pharmacy owner
Monique Whitney, PUTT Executive Director
Special Guests:
Dr. Michael Diaz, Immediate Past President, Community Oncology Alliance, Assistant Managing Partner, Florida Cancer Specialists
Byron Berry, RPh, President, Pharmacy Plus Pharmacies
Mark Cuker, Esq, Counsel, Jacobs Law Group
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Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Jason Dykstra Chino Valley Pharmacy | Pharmacy CrossRoads
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
In the summer of 2016, Jason Dykstra, PharmD. took the leap of faith and left his long-time position with a major grocery store pharmacy chain and opened his own independent pharmacy. In this episode Dykstra talks about how he made this decision and shares several tips on what he has done to become successful so quickly.
In this 30-minute podcast Dykstra talks about how he and his wife worked together to create a pharmacy that was both functional and appealing. The décor, layout and front-end product selection were all done with an eye towards making the pharmacy appealing and to provide items not easily sold by his chain competition. This even included a special children’s play area.
Dykstra discusses the importance of carefully monitoring inventory. He also talks about how he often works with prescribers to help patients get a comparable medication at a lower co-pay; while, also often improving his margin. Dykstra points out that pharmacy is both a business and a profession and emphasizes that, as an owner, “If you can’t keep the doors open then the people you care for won’t benefit from the care you provide.”
Included are comments on a specific vendor he uses to search for better prices from a variety of suppliers. He also talks about how important it is to know who your “key” customers are and coaching the staff on how to make sure these people are well taken care of as they not only purchase more, and more profitable items but they are the people who tell others about how great your pharmacy is.
Jason’s success with his first independent pharmacy has gone so well that in Dec. 2020 he opened a second location about 20 miles away in another rural community and has already started the process of getting permits to refurbish a building in a third town with hopes of opening a pharmacy there late in 2021.
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Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Outcomes of Transparent PBMs V.S. the Status Quo | PBM Reform Podcast Series
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
What's the expected outcomes of a transparent PBM? How does a fiduciary driven pharmacy benefit management company compare to the 3 largest PBMs in the country processing more than 76% of all the prescriptions per year in the United States.
The PBM market is dominated by three major players, who together handled about 76 percent of all prescription claims in 2018, according to Drug Channels Institute.
A breakdown of PBM market share, by total equivalent prescription claims managed in 2018:
Caremark (CVS Health) / Aetna: 30 percent
Express Scripts: 23 percent
OptumRx (UnitedHealth): 23 percent
Humana Pharmacy Solutions: 7 percent
MedImpact Healthcare Systems: 6 percent
Prime Therapeutics: 6 percent
All other PBMs + cash pay: 4 percent
TrueScriptsmission is to build lasting relationships. They provide prescription benefit management expertise at a personal and customized level to ensure optimum value at the lowest possible cost. The TrueScripts team of nurses, pharmacists, legal experts, data scientists, and care specialists work together as one to bring prescription benefit expertise and a level of service that far exceeds that of any industry standard.
Today's guest is Nathan Gabhart RPh Founder & CEO of TrueScripts.
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Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Minimizing Your Student Loan Debt | Join Juno Loans
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Chris Abkarians Co-Founder at Juno discusses strategies to minimize your student loan debt. Take advantage of this program: JoinJuno.loan
Intro clip from CBS 8 San Diego
On YouTube: Pressure mounting for President Biden to wipe out student loan debt
About Juno:
Juno’s founders, Nikhil Agarwal and Chris Abkarians were admitted to Harvard and then the dreaded tuition bill came. That summer, instead of taking expensive loans, they got 700 students from 10 schools together and negotiated lower rates for the entire group, saving their classmates ~$15K each.
Juno came into existence from their desire to make this benefit available to all future generations of students. Today, Juno is able to get the lowest rate student loans for thousands.
Learn more: JoinJuno.loan
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Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Lost in the Weeds | GameChangers
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
The endocannabinoid system is influenced by compounds found the Cannabis genus of plants and involves two compounds: cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Federal and state regulation is changing, so the medicinal and recreatoinal use of cannabis-related prodcuts continues to increase. Although not life-threatening, some patients may experience Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome. Fortunately, a narrative review outlines the causes and treatment to help get out the weeds of treatment.
Reference: Perisetti A, Gajendran M, Dasari C, et al. Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome: an update on the pathophysiology and management. Annals of Gastroenterology (2020) 33, 1-8. http://www.annalsgastro.gr/files/journals/1/earlyview/2020/ev-09-2020-01-AG_5230-0528.pdf
CPE details for GameChangers Podcast March 2021
Learning Objective: Describe the potential mechanisms and treatment options for Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome.
0107-0000-21-097-H01-P
0.25 CEU/2.5 Hrs (Knowledge)
Initial Release Date: 03/02/21
Expiration Date: 03/02/24
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Monday Mar 08, 2021
Plavix & the Case for Pharmacogenomics | PGX for Pharmacists
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Becky Winslow PharmD, of PGX for Pharmacists podcast, joins Eric Geyer PharmD in this mash-up 'Pharmacy Podcast' hybrid episode where we discuss not only the Plavix case but several other cases where pharmacogenomics could help make a huge difference in our healthcare system, including in how we treat opioid addiction.
Hawaii recently fined Bristol Myers Squibb and Sanofi under consumer protection standards for their drug Plavix (clopidogrel). This could be a game changing case due to the fact that it could have been prevented with more studies using pharmacogenomics.
Special insert from KHON2 News with Hawaii Attorney General Clare Connors held a news conference on Tuesday to discuss the million-dollar lawsuit against Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Sanofi.
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Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Dr. Sandra Leal is currently the Executive Vice President SinfoniaRx, A TRHC Solution and APhA President. She has published and presented her work in numerous national and international publications and venues including Peru, Saudi Arabia, and Japan. She has been recognized as the Good Government Pharmacist of the Year by the APhA for her advocacy work on pharmacist provider status. Dr. Leal received two Pinnacle Award from the APhA Foundation for her progressive practice innovations and received the ASHP Best Practice Award for her leading practice in diabetes management.
Facebook/Twitter/Instagram Handle @slealrx
LinkedIn Profile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/slealrx
National Center for Farmworker Health: www.ncfh.org
Association of Clinicians for the Underserved: https://clinicians.org/
El Rio Health: www.elrio.org
Tabula Rasa HealthCare: https://www.tabularasahealthcare.com/
American Pharmacists Association: www.pharmacist.com
APhA Annual Meeting Link: https://apha2021.pharmacist.com//index.asp?
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Friday Mar 05, 2021
Pharmacists Focused on LGBTQ Communities | Transforming a Nation
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Our guests today are Michelle Sherman, RPh, who is a member of the Pharmacy Podcast Network & has a podcast called the "Conscious Pharmacist Podcast" & Jay Holloway PharmD, returning for a second time to the Pharmacy Podcat to discuss:
References, from Pharmacy Today:
https://www.pharmacytoday.org/article/S1042-0991(20)30876-8/fulltext
Pharmacists Focused on LGBTQ Communities, the latest chapter of the "Transforming a Nation" podcast series.
Pharmacists need to acquire foundational knowledge about key concepts and terminologies relevant to the LGBTQ population.
To provide care consistent with cultural competence and humility, pharmacists must also be aware of the diversity between and within different segments of the LGBTQ community, and the intersectionality of multiple identities that shape a person’s life experiences. Furthermore, it is important to note that while various identities such as gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity intersect, one is not predictive of the other. For example, a person’s gender identity does not determine their sexual orientation and the biological sex designated at birth does not define their gender identity.11Sexual orientation is a person’s emotional, romantic, sexual attraction, or non-attraction to other people and is composed of three separate dimensions: behavior, identity, and desire. Some people may engage in same-sex sexual behavior but not identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual. Similarly, a person may be sexually, romantically, or emotionally attracted to members of the same sex and choose not to be sexually active with same-sex partners. For research purposes, the terms “men who have sex with men” (MSM) and “women who have sex with women” (WSW) are often used to describe a person’s sexual behavior regardless of their identity.
Sex refers to a set of biological attributes primarily related to physical and physiological features. The phrase “sex assigned at birth” (SAAB) or “designated sex at birth” (DSAB) is used to describe a person’s biological sex, most often, but not exclusively, based on the external appearance of genitalia at birth. Gender is a socially constructed concept used to characterize the behaviors, actions, and qualities of women and men or girls and boys. The critical flaw of an exclusive binary paradigm is that it does not account for the inherent diversity of human gender. A more expansive conceptualization of gender recognizes that each person possesses a wide range of characteristics that may or may not be consistent with the gender binary, represent a combination of male and female, or fall somewhere in between the two.
Gender identity is a person’s inner sense of their gender. For some people, their gender identity may not be congruent with the one typically expected based on their SAAB/DSAB. They may describe themselves in a variety of ways including, but not limited to, transgender, male, female, gender fluid/genderqueer, nonbinary, agender, or as another gender. Decisions to change gender expression and/or physical appearance to be more consistent with their gender identity through medical (e.g., hormone replacement therapy), nonmedical (e.g., voice therapy, choosing an affirming name, etc.), and/or surgical options (e.g. gender affirmation/confirmation surgery) is wholly determined by the individual.
The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center
https://www.lgbtqiahealtheducation.org/
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Friday Mar 05, 2021
The Business of Pharmacy TransPharmation | Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
RxSafe & ApproRx have sponsored a gathering of 200+ pharmacy owners interested in learning more about a drug manufacturer interested in working directly with Pharmacy owners. Thanks to Bruce Kneeland and Todd Eury for hosting this LIVE presentation from March 2nd 2021.
Today was the 12th anniversary of the Pharmacy Podcast Network. The 1st podcast about the profession of pharmacy launched episode 1 on March 2nd 2009. Today the PPN has 30+ hosts & is dedicated to the success of our pharmacists & pharmacy techs.
Alex Oshmyansky, MD, PhD is the CEO & Founder at Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company.
Dr. Alex along with strategic investor & business mogul Mark Cuban has launched Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, a pharmaceutical company that plans to make less expensive versions of selected generic drugs. The company's first drug is a generic version of albendazole, an antiparasitic drug used to treat hookworm. Treated early, two tablets will treat the infection; left untreated, cognitive defects and neurological problems can result.
Cost Plus Drug Company is dedicated to producing low-cost versions of high-cost generic drugs.
In this interview, Dr. Alex pledges to provide radical transparency in how they price their drugs. Dr. Alex has committed letting everyone know what it costs to manufacture, distribute, and market drugs to pharmacies. They will add a flat 15% margin to get wholesale prices. This will help to ensure they remain viable and profitable. There are no hidden costs, no middlemen, no rebates only available to insurance companies. Everybody gets the same low price for every drug they make.
The Pharmacy Podcast Network is the global leader in podcast content for the Business & Profession of Pharmacy. Since March 2009, the Pharmacy Podcast was the first audio blog for the pharmacy industry and has developed into a directory of over 25+ podcasts with different vertical informational themes. Collectively, over 2.5M downloads, more than 2,000+ episodes, and 30+ participating Pharmacists and Pharmacy Professionals hosting the podcasts.
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Thursday Mar 04, 2021
The Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine- What Pharmacists Need to Know | Locked On Pharmacy
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
The Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine: What Pharmacists Need to Know
On February 27, the FDA authorized the emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, Janssen Biotech – the third such vaccine to be so authorized.
What do pharmacists need to know about this product? Our guests are Michael Hogue, President of APhA and a member of the CDC working group on COVID vaccines, and Stephan Foster, APhA’s liaison to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
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Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Mark Garofoli, PharmD | PAIN POD
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
PAIN POD EPISODE 0
One of the most common definitions of pain describes pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.” When we are exposed to something that causes pain, if able, we quickly or reflexively withdraw. The sensory feeling of pain is called nociception.
What Does It Mean to Call Chronic Pain a Brain Disease? by Mark D. Sullivan
https://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(12)00560-3/pdf
Multiple investigators have recently asked whether neuroimaging has shown that chronic pain is a brain disease. We review the clinical implications of seeing chronic pain as a brain disease. Abnormalities noted on imaging of peripheral structures have previously misled the clinical care of patients with chronic pain. We also cannot assume that the changes associated with chronic pain on neuroimaging are causal. When considering the significance of neuroimaging results, it is important to remember that ‘‘disease’’ is a concept that arises out of clinical medicine, not laboratory science.
Our Host:
Mark Garofoli, PharmD
Clinical Assistant Professor
WVU School of Pharmacy (Department of Clinical Pharmacy)
WV School of Pharmacy curriculum education in areas of expertise such as pain management, substance-use disorder, medication therapy management, managed care, geriatric care, management, leadership, and experiential learning.
Brian Regan - The Emergency Room
https://youtu.be/d2Vg3iSd5ms
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Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Bears. Beets. COVID-19 Updates | GameChangers
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
The recently published (in a pre-print server) COLCORONA study, sponsored by the Montreal Heart institute and conducted in 6 countries aimed to show if using colchicine would decrease risk of hospitalization and death in outpatients with COVID-19. Will it work? How's the study design? Learn the facts.
Reference: Tardif J, Bouabdallaoui N, L'Allier P, et al. Efficacy of Colchicine in Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19. Pre-Print. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.01.26.21250494v1
CPE details for GameChangers Podcast March 2021
Learning Objective: Apply the results of the CORCORONA study to patients with COVID-19 disease.
0107-0000-21-097-H01-P
0.25 CEU/2.5 Hrs (Knowledge)
Initial Release Date: 03/02/21
Expiration Date: 03/02/24
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Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Gil Bashe, Managing Director of Finn Partners and Medika Life’s top 25 most influential voices in healthcare for 2021 joins Todd Eury on a discussion about our nation’s health disparities and our healthcare system’s reflection of a broken system. Interact w/ Gil on twitter, here: https://twitter.com/Gil_Bashe
References:
Angelina Zayas, co-founder of the Grace and Peace community center, turned her church into a food bank on Chicago's northwest side.
Just 4% of residents in the ZIP code received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine as of Sunday, according to data from the Chicago Department of Public Health. Similarly low vaccination rates exist in other majority-Latino and majority-Black neighborhoods across the city's south and west sides, despite COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on those populations.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/health/2021/02/12/data-analysis-chicago-vaccine-rollout-reflects-us-racial-disparities/4418978001/
Bashe, named by Medika Life as one of the top 50 healthcare influencers, outlines why health care technology must be more accessible to people with urgent health needs.
https://medika.life/fifty-of-the-most-influential-voices-in-healthcare-for-2021/
[The US government is throwing the kitchen sink at the Covid-19 national response. It’s doing so with an urgency so great that the Food and Drug Administration has issued Emergency Use Authorizations that tear down long-standing obstacles to telehealth, digital health, diagnostics and innovative medications that may prove effective against the virus.
By Gregg Girvan and Avik Roy
The United States ranks 4th in the World Index of Healthcare Innovation, with an overall score of 54.96, behind only Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands. Americans are usually the first to gain access to major new medical advances, advances often discovered at American universities and developed by American companies. As a result, the U.S. ranked first for both Choice (57.65) and Science & Technology (75.14).
https://freopp.org/united-states-health-system-profile-4-in-the-world-index-of-healthcare-innovation-b593ba15a96
Vaccine ‘Deserts’
Released in early February, the study, a white paper posted on the University of Pittsburgh’s website, found that in 69 counties, Black Americans would need to travel farther to get to sites such as hospital outpatient departments, federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics, and community pharmacies that formed the early backbone of large-scale vaccination efforts. The study, which used a sample population and geographic data supplied by the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration, among others, found that some of the worst so-called “vaccine deserts” for Black people were in Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina.
In Lee County, Ga., for example, Black Americans are 825% more likely to live more than 10 miles from a vaccination location than whites. In Madison County, Miss., the figure is 976%. And in Chilton County, Ala., it’s 1,193%, the study found.
But disparities are not limited to the rural South, according to lead investigator Lucas Berenbrok, PharmD, an assistant professor of pharmacy and therapeutics at UPMC School of Pharmacy. “Of those 69 counties, 23 are in urban areas, some are in the West and Southwest, and a few are in the Northeast,” Berenbrok said. “The point this analysis makes is that our existing health care infrastructure probably isn’t going to cut it in terms of achieving a good, equitable distribution of vaccines.”
https://www.idse.net/Covid-19/Article/02-21/Pharmacy-s-Role-in-Addressing-Vaccine-Inequities/62669
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Friday Feb 26, 2021
Friday Feb 26, 2021
PUTTcast Episode 14
What happens when independent pharmacies take charge of local health plans? Is it even possible?
Join host Monique Whitney, PUTT President Scott Newman, and special guests Illinois pharmacy owner and independent pharmacy consultant, Cindi Reed; Michigan pharmacy owner and PUTT board member, Nathan Mair; and Population Health Manager at Mitigate Partners, Carl Schuessler; as they discuss how re-localizing care is not only realistic but good for local employers and economies.
Listen to all the PUTTcast Episodes here:
https://www.truthrx.org/puttcast.html
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Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Innovative Clinical-based Technology in the Hands of the Pharmacist | FDS
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Special Guest:Jason Ausili, Chief Clinical Officer at FDS.
Jason Ausili, Pharm.D., is the Chief Clinical Officer at FDS, Inc., where he’s focused on delivering innovative clinical-based technology solutions that help mobilize pharmacists as care providers and practice at the top of their license. Jason received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Butler University in 2002 and has over 20 years of experience working in a variety of areas within the industry. He’s held a variety of roles across the spectrum of community pharmacy and throughout his career has stayed centered on his aim to expand the scope of pharmacy practice, improve healthcare quality performance, and ensure pharmacists receive equitable payment for clinical services and improving patient outcomes.
Prior to coming to FDS in 2017, Jason spent the previous two years at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, a non-profit trade association, as the Director of Pharmacy Affairs. He has served on a number of pharmacy industry work groups over the years and has been actively involved with various professional organizations.
Background: In August 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Assistant Secretary for Health, issued guidance under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) to expand access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines when they are made available. This guidance authorizes state-licensed pharmacists to order and administer, and state-licensed or registered pharmacy interns acting under the supervision of the qualified pharmacist to administer, COVID-19 vaccinations to persons ages 3 or older, subject to certain requirements. In addition, President Biden has clearly stated his intention to make vaccinations available in all pharmacies across the country and just this week the federal government stated it plans to ship Covid-19 vaccines to retail pharmacies starting February 11th.
Challenges:
Billing for a medical benefit is a new phenomenon for many community pharmacists. How can they align and integrate their current pharmacy management systems with expanded medical billing requirements?
How will pharmacy’s align with patient vaccination registries to ensure automated reporting to state registries for reportable vaccine events?
Solutions:
Pharmacists need to operate at the top of their licenses.
They need to be able to integrate vaccination clinical documentation into their existing patient profiles.
And will need to also provide efficient patient scheduling and an optimal patient experience.
About FDS, Inc.: FDS strengthens the health of pharmacies and their patients. We empower community pharmacies to build the clinically focused New Era Pharmacy, enabling their business to thrive now and successfully transition to a provider of community and population health through data insights, purpose-built technology solutions, and clinical services enablement. Read more about FDS at www.fdsrx.com.
FDS recently merged with Amplicare, a leading business intelligence and decision-automation platform in the pharmacy and healthcare industry. Designed by pharmacists for pharmacists, the platform is engineered with a big data approach. Amplicare's proprietary technology collects, analyzes, and leverages consumer, patient, clinical, and industry-level informatics to empower providers to proactively take informed actions that improve patient care and clinical outcomes. With thousands of pharmacy subscribers, Amplicare delivers an unrivaled platform that increases patient retention, improves performance measures, grows and diversifies revenue streams, and enables providers to communicate with their patients more easily than ever before. Read more about Amplicare at www.amplicare.com.
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Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
The Implications of Rutledge v. PCMA | PBM Reform Podcast Series
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
We talk with Community Pharmacy owner Dr. Steve Moore, PharmD about the Implications of the Rutledge versus PCMA Supreme Court decision on Independent Pharmacy.
About Condo Pharmacy:
Condo Pharmacy is an independently owned and operated pharmacy dedicated to meeting the unique healthcare needs of each individual patient. In addition to providing both traditional and specialty pharmacy services, Condo Pharmacy is proud to be a part of the CPESN USA network of pharmacies and offer enhanced pharmacy services and care management protocols.
Special guest: Steve Moore, PharmD
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Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Why Your Pharmacy needs a Custom Website | Pharmacy Marketing Simplified
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
What story does your pharmacy website tell? Is it different than other pharmacies in your community? Listen to the latest episode to learn why having a custom website for your pharmacy is so important.
To learn more about your website's potential contact:
PharmacyMarketing.com
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