Today's Pharmacy Friday Wrap-up Show with my podcast brother Alex Barker, PharmD, founder of Pharmacy Life Radio, Alex in Michigan and Todd in Ft Lauderdale, on vacation. 

Today's show includes discussion around:  

• Pharmacy POS Technology - Retail Management Solutions 
• Out of the box ideas for building new revenue  
• Pharmacy Life Radio - Episode 22 with Lucinda Maine
• Dr Gs Pharmacy in Delray Beach - Independent Pharmacy of the week

Reach out to Alex and I – Let’s talk about what you want to hear, let’s get you on the Pharmacy Podcast Show, Pharmacy Friday Wrap Up Show! 

“Ego is like dust in the eyes. Clear the ego and see the world.” This quote describes the unfolding path of Nick Adkins from healthcare executive to kilt-wearing digital health evangelist.

Nick Adkins joins the Pharmacy Podcast Show to share his passion for all things "Digital Health" and building a better patient care delivery model. 

Nick Adkins is an Advisory Board Member with Carenection.  Carenection is a comprehensive solutions partner that brings together best-in-breed technology, network infrastructure and consulting services to create a seamless and transparent encounter for the patient and provider. Carenection is the most widely utilized telehealth network in the country, delivering over 40,000 encounters per month via thousands of video endpoints to hundreds of hospitals nationwide.

Nick’s journey begins with a BA in Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi and a MBA from Belmont University.  A few of Nick’s initial stops were as a suit wearing executive for the Vanderbilt Health Plans and a serial entrepreneur in Nashville.

Nick attended Burning Man in 2010 for the first time and the dust cleared from his eyes. He returned to Nashville, ditched the suits, sold his company, and set out on a new journey that took him to Portland, Oregon. Nick is a co-founder at ReelDx, the creators of the medvid.io open API for secure video messaging, a break through in telehealth. He serves as a thought leader for Carnegie Mellon University regarding elder care innovation and the use of telemedicine and design initiatives aimed at helping seniors age in place more comfortably.

Nick also sits on the advisory board for BitCura, a platform based on democratizing healthcare by believing that healthcare is a human right and a global responsibility and that each person should have their own voice regarding how their data is used. Nick’s passion for seeing the awesomeness in people, connecting with them on a personal level, and sharing in their stories is what sets him apart from other leaders in healthcare. He has helped to push the industry to remember that patients/people/us are at the center of our work.

His commitment to being present and open, listening to understand, and sharing heart speak, allow us to see the best of ourselves in each other.

Pharmacy Podcast Co-Host Erin Albert, PharmD, JD, MBA, interviews the one and only Mandi Bishop, 2016 Most powerful Women in Healthcare IT. Mandi is a self-described “data geek,” Mandi is an English major-turned-health care analytics expert who works passionately to enable individuals, their providers, and their payers to come together around the Triple Aim.

Mandi serves as the Analytics Practice Lead of Dell’s Health Plan Innovation and Consulting team, whose charter is to develop leading-edge solutions for health insurers. Her focus is harnessing health data analytics and delivering transformative insights from her treadmill desk, in-between her social media posts that earned her “#6 on Healthcare IT’s Top 50 Global Healthcare Social Media Influencers” in 2015.

A nationally-recognized speaker and evangelist on data-driven opportunities to empower consumers and businesses alike, Mandi has an extensive healthcare analytics strategy and delivery background, spanning the care continuum from provider to insurance plans. She is an active industry thought leader, participating in the design and development of Social Media Ambassador programs at HIMSS, TEDMED, and AHIP national conferences, parlaying that experience into client social media strategy development, execution, and analytics solution innovations. She is passionate about leveraging social to inform effective, meaningful engagement that will enhance the member experience.

Follow Mandi on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/MandiBPro 

Pharmacy Podcast Co-Host Blair Green Thielemier, PharmD interviews Robert Ragot Founder & CEO at GENOMICS Inc. 

GENOMICS mission is to develop genetic tests that will become the model for comprehensive Pharmacogenetic detection and informed treatment, ushering in a new era of predictive, preventative and affordable health care.  

Genetic Diagnostics provides physicians with Pharmacogenetic-based testing and prognosis solutions that identify a patient’s response and  predisposition to drugs. It allows Pharmacogenetic and the therapeutic considerations that can improve treatment outcomes and quality of life.

GENOMICS initial solutions have focused on enhancing the safety and effectiveness of anticoagulation drugs, including two of the world’s most widely prescribed medications for patients at risk of stroke and other serious circulatory problems. These timely and cost effective tests can help to significantly reduce adverse bleeding and other events in patients that could benefit from dosage adjustments or alternative therapies.

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/genomicsinc

Email: Robert Ragot

robertragot@genomicsinc.org 

http://www.genomicsinc.org/

Today’s Pharmacy Friday Wrap-up Show with my podcast brother Alex Barker, PharmD, founder of Pharmacy Life Radio, Alex in Michigan and Todd in Maitland FL, on location with NEW CAREER VENTURE with Colonial Management Group, leaders in drug addiction recovery.

Today’s show includes discussion around:

• Pharmacy Life Radio Series - 7 Habits of Highly Effective Pharmacists 
• Todd S. Eury - Director of Business Development & Strategic Marketing 
• Opioid Bill Delayed 
• PRO-CARE PHARMACY – Independent Pharmacy of the week

Reach out to Alex and I – Let’s talk about what you want to hear, let’s get you on the Pharmacy Podcast Show, Pharmacy Friday Wrap Up Show! 

We welcome Greg Janes from TelePharm to share the vision of telemedicine delivered by community pharmacies empowered by advanced technology. 

About TelePharm: 

In 2010, Roby Miller’s family owned a chain of six rural retail pharmacies in eastern Iowa. The small communities where their pharmacies were located, thanks largely to policy changes related to payments for prescription medications, weren’t providing enough business to cover the expense of operating a pharmacy. Due to these financial constraints, the family was forced to close one pharmacy and sell another – and the remaining pharmacies were at risk.

Pharmacy Podcast co-host Dr. Erin Albert is joined by Ryan Junkins (P4 Pharmacy major at Butler University) interviewing Community Pharmacy & Cafe Owner Yelena Yoffe - with Tisane Pharmacy in Manhattan New York.  

Tisane Pharmacy is a local, independent Pharmacy and Coffee & Tea shop, specializing in: Prescriptions, Compounding, Herbal Medicine, Homeopathy, European Skin Care, Dietary Supplements, and much more.

Erin talks with Yelena about the pharmacy's success with its 3rd spaces concept, a Pharmacy Podcast Show topic from episode in September 2014, listen here:

Customers can enjoy a cappuccino, freshly brewed tea or an Italian soda as they fill your prescription. Stop by and take a peek, you will be pleasantly surprised by our selection.

Check out this pharmacy 3rd space champion: http://www.tisanepharmacy.com 

The Technology implemented to empower a privately owned institutional pharmacy is critical. We interview Kevin O’Leary - President & CEO of Parkview Health Services, LLC in Buffalo, NY. 

Parkview Health Services is a Western and Central New York based pharmacy and health clinic service provider. Since 1985, they have maintained a commitment to providing quality care and pharmacy services to consumers in assisted living facilities, developmentally disabled residences, mental health clinics, chemical dependency rehabilitation facilities, and many more.

Parkview Health Services is compliant with nationally recognized accreditation standards and are backed by their strong partnership with The Anderson Group, a private equity firm committed to building companies with strong customer relationships.

Kevin chose SuiteRx Pharmacy Management Systems as their core technology because of their flexibility, customer attention, and knowledge of the institutional pharmacy space. SuiteRx is a pharmacy software vendor addressing the needs and challenges presented in the independent pharmacy market.

Nicholas Zener, PharmD, CEO leads the team and helped developed the IPS program which enables independent and small chain pharmacies to use state of the art technology to better meet the needs of their customers and increase speed and accuracy in the pharmacy. 


With Retail, Institutional and Combo versions of the software, IPS is a comprehensive solution, integrating document management, delivery, POS, inventory management, web portal capabilities and compounding into one seamless application.

Kevin O’Leary - President  

Parkview Health Services, LLC  

Tel 716.876.2323  

Email:  koleary@parkviewhs.com

SuiteRx.com

307 S Jupiter Rd. Suite 205  

Allen TX, 75002

Email: sales@suiterx.com  

Phone: 916-242-8779 (916-ChatSRx) 

5 Roads out of Retail Pharmacy

Part 1 of 5: Managing Your Money Before Leaving Retail Pharmacy 

Link to article that inspired this 5 part miniseries: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-roads-out-retailpharmacy-erin-l-albert-mba-pharmd-jd?trk=mp-reader-card

Pete the Planner: http://petetheplanner.com/

About Pete the Planner: http://petetheplanner.com/whoweare/#sthash.GPrHyjIK.dpbs

Pete’s Podcast, Million Dollar Plan: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/pete-the-planner/the-ask-pete-the-planner-podcast

Pete’s Books: http://shop.petetheplanner.com

Peter Dunn, Author on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Peter-Dunn/e/B002BLQ23A/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1469896622&sr=8-1

Pete’s Ideal Budget Plan: http://blog.petetheplanner.com/how-much-should-you-spend-on-housing-car-groceries-and-gifts/

First 3 things to consider for making a career change:

1. Look at major/master categories of expenses – are you willing to make a change?
2. Is retirement being offered in a new role you’re looking at, esp. if you’re taking a pay-cut?

3. If taking a pay cut – analyze opportunity costs. Can you put an economic value on

            your happiness?

Values Assessment Cards: http://www.motivationalinterviewing.org/sites/default/files/valuescardsort_0.pdf

Take gross monthly income: $10K per month, hypothetically in retail:

“The Albert/Baller Ratio”

            -How much is your money (%) moving you forward each month?

1. How much per month are you getting out of debt?
2. How much per month are you saving for retirement?

            -If this bucket is 35% or greater = you’re doing well!

            -If below 10%? You need to re-evaluate before expenses changing jobs…

Rainy Day Fund for reserve – how much should someone have in reserve?

            -3 months minimum

            -If taking a pay cut or in sales, 6 months is warranted

            -Should be and stay liquid

Education beyond the PharmD – money considerations here?

1. Don’t take out more student loans than you need.
2. Open a 529 Plan – states vary on amounts for tax credit/advantages
3. Roth IRA – can also be used for education
4. Does employer have a tuition reimbursement option to further your education?

Multipationals Book: https://www.amazon.com/Multipationals-Changing-Create-Career-Portfolio-ebook/dp/B00X4UEO8W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469897986&sr=8-1&keywords=multipationals

Abdul Hakim-Shabazz (our mutual multipational friend—please ignore his cigar): http://www.wibc.com/personalities/abdul-hakim-shabazz

Speed Round:

1. Pete’s reading: 10% Happier Dan Harris: https://www.amazon.com/10%25-Happier-Self-Help-Actually-Works--/dp/0062265431/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469898332&sr=8-1&keywords=10%25+happier
2. Pete’s listening to: The Axe Files, David Axelrod: http://politics.uchicago.edu/pages/axefiles and Here’s the Thing, with Alec Baldwin: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/heresthething

Live Oak Bank - Jimmy Neil talks with Dave Ellis VP - Pharmacy Transition Services at Cardinal Health. 

Pharmacy Transition Services is a full spectrum, consultative approach to the revolving world of pharmacy ownership for both buyers and sellers. We collaborate with pharmacy owners to develop a complete and actionable strategy, helping them to develop an exit plan that meets their financial goals, while preserving their legacy within the community.

Assistance is also provided to those interested in acquiring pharmacies, but who may not understand the capital requirements or other requirements to achieve their goals.

Contact Jimmy Neil Today to talk about your pharmacy business transition strategy: 

Jimmy Neil

GM-Pharmacy  

Live Oak Bank

Direct  910.212.4951

Cell  916.826.1844  

1741 Tiburon Drive

Wilmington NC 28403

We dedicate this podcast to Joseph Patrick “Jo-Pat” Skye, 43 years old, who died suddenly in an auto accident near Kansas City. 

http://www.sentineltimes.com/joseph-skye/

Today’s Pharmacy Friday Wrap-up Show with my podcast brother Alex Barker, PharmD, founder of Pharmacy Life Radio, we talk about Pokemon GO,...oh no!! 

Today’s show includes discussion around:

• Pharmacy Life Radio Series - Habit Number 5 
• 5 Roads out of Retail Pharmacy - Podcast Series 
• Thank you to our Twitter Followers!
• IntegrityRx Specialty Pharmacy 

Reach out to Alex and I – Let’s talk about what you want to hear, let’s get you on the Pharmacy Podcast Show, Pharmacy Friday Wrap Up Show!

Special guest - Udobi Campbell Pharm.D., M.B.A. Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC shares her operations story of drug diversion prevention by leveraging Omnicell technologies, processes, and proactive procedures. 

Duke University Hospital (DUH) is the flagship hospital of Duke University Health System (DUHS) and a full-service, 957-bed, three million square foot quaternary academic medical center. With the goal of improving healthcare in the Carolinas, James B. Duke willed $4 million in 1925 which allowed for the establishment of DUH and its medical and nursing schools.

DUH's focus on continuous improvement is aligned with its vision to discover, develop and deliver a healthier tomorrow. Volume statistics from fiscal year 2015 indicate greater than 40K inpatient admissions and over 1 million outpatient visits. Areas of highly-specialized, complex services include - stem cell/bone marrow transplant, pediatric cardiac intensive care, comprehensive cancer center, level 1 trauma center, solid organ transplant, and TJC disease specific accreditation for VAD and stroke.

Why do 4,000+ pharmacies currently use iMedicare. Find out why in today's Pharmacy Podcast interview with CEO Flaviu Simihaian. 

Here's what you need to know about the iMedicate iMPACT! 

Demystify PBM Reimbursements  

See which plans pay you more for specific medications on specific plans and identify opportunities to make more money. It even calculates your DIR fees. Don't forget Medicare or Medicaid patients can change plans any time during the year.

Avoid Preferred Closed Networks  

View plans in your network as well as which plans your pharmacy is preferred on. Moreover, you can now see which Medicare plans have been reported to send letters or make phone calls to patients pressuring them to go to other pharmacies or to mail-order. 

View therapeutic alternatives on formulary  

It's time to stop calling insurance to check what's covered. iMedicare shows drug alternatives on every formulary, with their coverage tier and copay, as well as reimbursement for each alternative.  Now you can give the doctor options that are cost effective for the patient without ever calling the insurance company. You can even see if a new drug will put them in the donut hole sooner.

Improve Your Star Rating  

iMedicare can increase revenue and improve your pharmacy's star rating by identifying which patients can benefit from actionable interventions.  Whether it is a Diabetes patient needing an ACE-I/ARB or a patient with several high risk medications, you can identify therapy changes that are cost effective for the patient, as well as increase reimbursements.

Contact iMedicare Today:

https://imedicare.com/contact/

From the founder of the Pharmacy Podcast Show, Todd Eury releases today the Gavel & Pestle Podcast Show with host - Darshan Kulkarni. The Gavel & Pestle Podcast is the fusion of Law and Pharmacy. 

Darshan is a PharmD and Lawyer who's focused on providing legal, regulatory, and clinical assistance to pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products, especially starting at the point of post-IND assistance through commercialization of the product. 

Darshan helps US based and international companies manage the myriad of regulations from FDA, HHS, OIG, US Attorney's Office, DOJ, etc. as are applicable to the discovery, manufacture, and sale of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products. He also has legal, clinical, teaching, and regulatory backgrounds assisting pharmaceutical companies and their service providers ranging from 1 person consultants to multi-billion dollar, multi-national pharmaceutical companies in US-related legal, regulatory, and compliance activities.

5 Roads out of Retail Pharmacy Part 2, Erin L. Albert, MBA, PharmD, JD interviews Hazel Walker, a strong, inspiring woman, mother, and entrepreneur, Hazel is focused on helping you tap your full business potential.

In the process she's designed, you’ll be motivated, rewarded, and transformed; she will challenge your thinking, call you on your excuses, and help you create a new vision for your self, your business, and your life.

Based both in Perth, Australia and Indianapolis, Indiana, Hazel travels the globe speaking to women’s organizations about the importance of building strong networks both locally and globally. She has become known as the Global Referral Expert.

Organizations big and small turn to Hazel for her whip-smart, fun, and insightful perspectives on understanding behaviors, implementing change, and what it takes to reach the greatest levels of success in your own back yard and around the world.

Hazel Walker BNI Franchise Owner

Indiana National Training Director

BNI AU Author Business Networking and Sex

Keynote Speaker, Trainer, Dreamer

US Phone: 317-407-5331

www.hazelwalker.com

Pharmacy Podcast Show co-Host Nicolle McClure interviews Cheri Schmit, R.Ph., who is GRX Marketing's Clinical Coordinator, and "pharmacy immunization queen". Nicolle and Cheri discuss the evolution of giving vaccines in the pharmacy, and where it’s headed, marketing tips, and dealing with public feedback. 

About Nicolle:

Nicolle McClure started GRX Marketing in 2010, after hearing a need from local independent pharmacists wanting assistance with their marketing. She also oversees marketing for 18 community pharmacies in central Iowa that are owned by GRX Marketing's parent company, GRX Holdings, where Nicolle has worked since 2008. Prior to her current position, she worked for Medicap Pharmacies INC. for four years, where she was responsible for providing marketing services for 65 Medicap Pharmacy franchisees nationwide.

Nicolle has more than 11 years of pharmacy marketing experience and 14 years in marketing overall. She graduated Iowa State University in 2001 with a degree in Advertising, and her passion has always been supporting local businesses and helping them increase their market share amongst larger competitors.

5 Roads out of Retail Pharmacy Part 3, Erin L. Albert, MBA, PharmD, JD interviews - Tony Guerra, Pharm D., Instructor of the Pharmacy Technician Program with Des Moines Area Community College. 

Tony is a dynamic pharmacy professional. He's a published Audio Book Author, Educator, Book Reviewer, Member of ΦΔX, dad of three beautiful triplet girls. 

Follow Tony on Twitter 

Tony Guerra, Pharm.D.
Chair, Instructor
Pharmacy Technician Program
Des Moines Area Community College
2006 S Ankeny Blvd Bldg 24 Room 304
Ankeny, IA 50023
aaguerra@dmacc.edu

(Rumor mill, Tony might be the next Pharmacy Podcast Co-Host, stay tuned) 

In the 2nd installment of the 'GAVEL & PESTLE PODCAST' with host Darshan Kulkarni we discuss employee rights, the employer's options, trade secret law, and Baked Beans.

Gavel & Pestle Podcast - on Twitter

Let's Roll that Beautiful Podcast Footage!

Darshan Kulkarni - on Twitter 

FDA Reg & Compliance Attorney | Visiting Professor | Author | International Speaker Editorial & Advisory Board Member 

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As the Pharmacy Podcast Network expands its verticals of subject matter intelligence we launch the SPECIALTY PHARMACY PODCAST Show with host Harry Travis, PharmD, MBA.

The Specialty Pharmacy Podcast Show will cover the vast business topics about the complex business of the specialty pharmacy sector of the pharmacy industry. 

Our host of the Specialty Pharmacy Podcast Show is Mr. Travis is CEO of etectRx, inc. The company has developed a breakthrough wireless system, the ID-Cap, that incorporates a tiny ingestible wireless sensor into oral capsules that definitively, reliably, and safely indicates when a patient has taken their medicine.  

Mr. Travis is an experienced healthcare executive with over 30 years’ experience in all aspects of specialty and non-specialty pharmaceutical channel management. He has held senior leadership positions with Baxter Healthcare, Cardinal Health, Accredo/Medco and Aetna. Most recently he held the position of Vice President of Aetna’s Specialty and Home-Delivery Pharmacy Business. This multi-billion-dollar business was ranked in the top five specialty pharmacies in the US. Upon graduating from pharmacy school, Harry practiced as a community pharmacist for Peoples Drug Stores before returning to graduate business school at the University of Virginia.  

Harry holds a BS in Pharmacy from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Pharmacy, and an MBA from The Darden School at the University of Virginia.  

Contact Harry: harry@hjtravis.com