The Appointment-Based Model: 4 Reasons Why Your Pharmacy Should Make the Switch

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What is the Appointment-Based Model, or ABM? According to a recent Pharmacy Times article, it’s a care model that allows pharmacists to deliver “high-quality, cost-effective, patient-centered care to meet the demands of a changing health care landscape and ensure the sustainability of community pharmacy practice.” Sign us up. Delving further, it’s exactly what it sounds
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The Numbers Game: Preventing Issues with COVID-19 Vaccine Billing

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The COVID-19 vaccine is making its way to pharmacies. But as pharmacists prepare to administer the vaccine to their communities, questions are popping up. How many doses are out there? When will certain members of the community be able to get theirs? How do you bill not just for the vaccine, but also for administering
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Looking Ahead: What 2021 Holds for the Pharmacy Industry

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When: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 @ 1:00 PM EST 2020 was quite a year. Among the many lessons it taught us, we learned that community pharmacies can rise to the challenge of providing community care during a pandemic. So what does 2021 hold? Join FDS Chief Pharmacy Officer Matthew Johnson and Chief Clinical Officer Jason
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Planning the Endgame: A Pharmacist’s Role in the COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy

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Original Webcast: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 @ 1:00 PM EST The COVID-19 vaccine is no longer wishful thinking. Pharmaceutical companies have begun testing potential vaccines with stellar results. Many countries around the world are considering emergency use authorization. The gears are spinning at an unprecedented rate. So where do pharmacists come in? Join Jason Ausili,
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Top 3 Myths About Pharmacy Claims Reconciliation

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When: December 9, 2020 @ 1:00 PM EST With up to 95% of prescription revenue coming from third-party payers, claims reconciliation is a vital part of operating a community pharmacy. With that in mind, there are a lot of mistruths and misunderstandings out there about it. Join FDS’s Director of Reconciliation Lindsey Daniel as she
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Community Pharmacy’s Role in Point-of-Care Testing During COVID-19 & Beyond

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Original Webcast: Thursday, September 19, 2020 @ 1:00 PM EST Widespread testing is one of the best weapons we have against the COVID-19 pandemic, and pharmacists are stepping up to help their communities as COVID testers. There’s no better time to get started as a POCT practice that will extend far beyond the pandemic. Join
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How Pharmacies Can Help: 3 Ways Med Sync Can Pandemic-Proof Your Pharmacy

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Since March 2020, the world has been under the thumb of the COVID-19 pandemic. When it first struck, many thought it would be over by the fall. All the measures that people and businesses were putting in place were only temporary. Life as normal would be able to resume once the temperatures started dropping. But
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Case Study: Advanced Care Provider Network

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How Advanced Care Provider Network used FDS ENGAGE to go from time-consuming manual processes to smart, automated medication synchronization success   Located about 45 minutes west of Ann Arbor in Jackson, Michigan is the headquarters of Advanced Care Provider Network. What started out as a single corner drug store in 1959 has now expanded to
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Battling Opioid Abuse During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Original Webcast: Thursday, October 29, 2020  |  1:00 – 1:30 PM EDT More than 40 states have reported increases in opioid-related deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dealing with addiction is hard enough; multiply that by the stresses of 2020, and it’s not hard to understand why narcotics overdoses are on the rise. As community pharmacists,
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Relief in Action: 3 Things You Can Do Right Now to Improve Outcomes During the Pandemic

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Original Webcast: Wednesday, October 28, 2020  |  1:00 – 1:30 PM EDT For months now, we’ve been at the mercy of the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses have been forced to adapt or close up shop. People have had to change their routines and isolate from loved ones. Jobs have been lost. Lives have been changed. We
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