FDS Client Featured in Drug Topics “A Look Ahead” Article

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Recently, popular pharmacy publication Drug Topics published an article detailing upcoming pharmacy trends and predictions for the coming year. The article, titled “A Look Ahead: What to Expect from the Pharmacy Landscape in 2020,” features a quote from notable FDS client and CPESN Luminary Ben McNabb, PharmD. McNabb focused on the expanding role of pharmacists
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Prescription Delivery Programs: This Generation’s House Calls

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Prescription delivery programs are gaining traction in the pharmacy industry. While independent pharmacists have been offering home deliveries for years, other players are getting into the game. CVS and Walgreens have recently started offering home delivery for their medications. Both companies charge for the service and typically offer delivery within 1-2 days of ordering, showing
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Patient-Centered Care: How to Differentiate Your Pharmacy from Big Box Stores

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Convenience has become a cornerstone of our lives. Entire industries have been built on our desire for more convenience. Why spend hours cooking a meal when you can eat out? Why wait for your food at a sit-down restaurant when you can just grab fast food? Why go out to get fast food when you
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4 Common Med Sync Challenges & How To Overcome Them

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Medication synchronization, or med sync, has revolutionized the pharmacy industry. It’s been a blessing to both patients and pharmacies. Patients with multiple medications can pick up all their monthly refills in one visit instead of making several trips per month. Pharmacies can add a level of predictability to their business that gives them a better
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2019 Pharmacy Year In Review

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Have you heard the 7 Habits of Highly Successful Pharmacy Owners from NCPA’s Doug Hoey? What about the latest from Consumer Reports on how community pharmacies can differentiate themselves from big box stores? What kind of emerging technologies are beginning to help curb DIR fees? Maybe you’re new to the pharmacy industry and still learning
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4 Things Every Pharmacist Needs in a Medical Billing Solution

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Clinical care in pharmacies is hardly a new thing. Pharmacists have been providing care beyond filling prescriptions for as long as the profession has existed. But getting compensated for that care? That’s a recent development. And in order to get paid for providing that care, pharmacies must utilize some kind of medical billing solution.  
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Care Plans: How Documentation Can Make a Difference

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“If you don’t document it, it didn’t happen.” These words from Mark McCurdy, RPh, pharmacist and owner of Mark’s Pharmacy in Cambridge, Nebraska, shine a light on an ongoing issue in the pharmacy industry today: reimbursement for clinical care. McCurdy’s answer to this problem? Care plans. As a CPESN Luminary, McCurdy has been recognized as
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Care Planning: The Key to Thriving & Surviving

Original Webcast: Monday, November 25, 2019 @ 2:00 PM EST How can you transform your practice and attract payers? In this live webinar with CPESN luminary Mark McCurdy, RPh, you’ll learn how care planning can increase your profits, through both direct efficiencies in your pharmacy operation and new revenue from payers who value what you can
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DIR Fees: Clawbacks, Controversy & Common Ground

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Pharmacists all over the country have different stories. They come from all walks of life. Some are second-, third-, and even fourth-generation pharmacists. Others simply nurtured an interest in wanting to help people live better lives. They differ on political ideologies, business aspirations, and the correct way to eat an Oreo cookie. However, ask any
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FDS Introduces New Comprehensive Medical Billing Solution, Provides New Revenue Opportunities for Community Pharmacies

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FORT WORTH, November 12, 2019 — FDS, Inc., the leading provider of population health and financial analytics for community pharmacies, recently announced the launch of FDS MedBill, an affordable and comprehensive medical billing solution. FDS MedBill opens a new revenue stream for independent pharmacies. It enables and optimizes reimbursements for any medical services they provide,
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