Don’t Forget the Flu: What Your Pharmacy Needs to Know about 2021 Flu Shots
Thursday, 09 September 2021
The fall season brings a lot of pleasant things for many people. Beautiful foliage, cooler temperatures, and pumpkin spice lattes are pick-me-ups for most of us. However, fall also brings the beginning of flu season. And this year, we have the added difficulty of trying to navigate a resurging pandemic on top of it. So
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Medicare Open Enrollment: How Plan Comparison Can Lead to Win-Wins
Friday, 20 August 2021
For many Medicare patients, Open Enrollment is the only time they can make changes to their Medicare plans. Whether a patient is newly eligible or shopping for a new plan, they have less than 60 days to enroll in a plan or make changes that will affect their health care for the coming year. And
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Medicare Open Enrollment: What Your Patients Need to Know
Friday, 30 July 2021
This fall, Medicare Open Enrollment will begin for your eligible patients. This is the time when they can review their Medicare plan, make changes, or change their health plan. However, this can also be a critical time for pharmacies. Many of your patients are age 65 and older, and their health care needs change with
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Making Business Intelligence Work for Your Pharmacy
Friday, 23 July 2021
Big data is big business. For close to 70 years, businesses have been using data analytics to make better business decisions. By collecting data and analyzing it, they were able to look at what they had done and the effect it had on their business, then develop strategies using that knowledge. They were able to
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6 Ways Local Pharmacies Can Thrive Among Giants
Thursday, 08 July 2021
The pharmacy space is increasingly becoming more competitive as local pharmacies fight to compete with their corporate counterparts. Along with increased competition, shrinking margins and declining reimbursement have made it incredibly challenging to grow and sustain a local pharmacy business over time. With that said, operating a successful local pharmacy still isn’t impossible—at least not
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How Pharmacy Software Has Changed as a Result of the Pandemic
Thursday, 24 June 2021
The pharmacist role has evolved and expanded significantly in recent years with more and more retail and independent pharmacies offering clinical care services that go well beyond traditional dispensing. During COVID-19, the role has evolved even more as pharmacists have been tasked with everything from providing valuable information and debunking myths to offering point-of-care testing
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4 Tips to Get the Most out of Your Medical Billing Software
Thursday, 10 June 2021
As the pharmacist role continues to evolve and an increasing number of pharmacies begin offering clinical care services for patients in their communities, the role of medical billing software in pharmacy becomes more important than ever before. Recently, the COVID-19 pandemic introduced several additional opportunities for pharmacists to become trusted community caregivers. With so many
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Accommodating Consumer-Driven Health Care in Your Pharmacy
Friday, 04 June 2021
More and more employers are making the shift toward consumer-driven health care, and it’s not hard to see why. It’s far less expensive for the employer and, depending on their overall health and lifestyle, often less expensive for employees as well. However, there are still some issues associated with consumer-driven health care that need to
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Pharmacy Medical Billing: Tips and Tricks for Getting it Right
Thursday, 27 May 2021
Clinical care is becoming a mainstay in pharmacy as an increasing number of pharmacists look to provide services beyond filling prescriptions. And while offering clinical care can be a game changer—especially for independent pharmacies fighting to keep up in a highly competitive industry—getting compensated for those services is both essential for success and easier said
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How Software Can Streamline Medical Billing Training
Thursday, 13 May 2021
Mention medical billing and most pharmacists will tell you all about the steep learning curve and error-prone processes that often get in the way of accurate, efficient reimbursement for patient care services. However, in order to keep up in a competitive industry, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians must learn the ins and outs of medical billing,
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