RxSafe Podcast Series
RxSafe’s core values guide everything they do, every day. They represent the qualities we look for in the people they hire, their beliefs about how they conduct business, and aspiration to ensure customers are satisfied. RxSafe believes in challenging conventional wisdom, upending the status quo, and developing technology that will define the future of the retail pharmacy industry. Creating comprehensive, long-term solutions for our customers takes vision, innovation, and out-of-the-box thinking. The RxSafe team accepts nothing less. RxSafe has partnered with the global leading podcast network dedicated to the business & profession of pharmacy, the Pharmacy Podcast Network, to deliver the best content about pharmacy technology automation & medication adherence support.
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Thursday Jan 02, 2020
Thursday Jan 02, 2020
RxSafe Podcast Series:
From the NCPA Innovation Center:
Ghada Abukuwaik, RPh, of Curemed Pharmacy in Clifton, N.J., was honored with the 2019 NCPA Innovation Center Outstanding Adherence Practitioner Award in recognition of her commitment to improving medication adherence. The award is sponsored by RxSafe and was presented at the National Community Pharmacists Association's 2019 Annual Convention in San Diego.
"Though critical to outcomes and to containing costs, medication adherence can be a highly personal matter," said NCPA President Bill Osborn, PharmD. "Ghada Abukuwaik and the team at Curemed Pharmacy are taking a multifaceted approach to improving adherence and patient health, leaving no stone unturned. I am proud to recognize Ghada for such successful, inspiring work in engaging patients and helping them manage their medications."
Abukuwaik and Curemed Pharmacy began providing medication synchronization services in 2015, a program now described as core to the pharmacy's practice. 424 patients are currently enrolled in the med sync program and their adherence measure rates are well above 80 percent, the industry standard. Fifty-three percent of patients are utilizing blister and bubble packs, with the pharmacy aiming to provide 100 percent compliance packaging to med sync patients in the next two years. Beginning in December 2018, the pharmacy began offering annual consulting and educational home visits to med sync patients, reaching 73 percent of patients on the initial round of visits.
Abukuwaik and Curemed Pharmacy also have a well-established diabetes education program that has helped patients decrease doses of diabetes and blood pressure medications, decrease the number of medications, and even stop medications for pre-diabetes patients. They utilize an Rx Local application that allows the pharmacy team to contact patients in a HIPAA-approved platform, giving patients another means to send for refills, set up reminders, manage care, and update their information. The pharmacy also prioritizes communicating with health care colleagues, regularly communicating with physicians with updates on patients.
Curemed Pharmacy's patient health is improving as a result of these and other tools, with their sync population having a mere 2.4 percent hospitalization rate.
"It's my distinct honor and privilege to join the NCPA Innovation Center in recognizing Ghada Abukuwaik as recipient of the 2019 Outstanding Adherence Practitioner Award," said RxSafe President and CEO, William Holmes. "Ghada exemplifies how independent community pharmacists can use technology to have a huge impact on improving patient health and safety, and enable millions of Americans to live independently and productively for years to come."
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Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
NCPA Annual Convention is the country’s premier event for community pharmacy owners and their teams. It’s where you can learn the best business practices, find the best services and products, keep up with the newest trends and developments, and share ideas with peers from all over the country.
On this summary podcast episode, Todd Eury, Founder & CEO of the Pharmacy Podcast Network interviews several pharmacy industry professionals, including:
Jessica Jones - ServRx
Brian Caswell of Wolkar Drug in Baxter Springs, Kan. was installed as the 2019-2020 president of the National Community Pharmacists Association
Rxy the Robot, RxSafe
Nicolle McClure - GRX Marketing
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Monday Nov 04, 2019
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Pharmacy Owner & Medication Adherence Strategist Benjamin McNabb, PharmD at Love Oak Pharmacy talks with the leading Pharmacy Industry accounting firm CEO Ollin Sykes with Sykes & Company about Tax Strategy, Star Rating Impact on DIR Fees, and Growing your Independent Community Pharmacy Business in competitive times.
This podcast series is sponsored by RxSafe.
RxSafe.com
About Sykes & Company:
We have been serving independent pharmacies for over 35 years and are involved in every aspect of pharmacy accounting, including tax and business advisory needs of pharmacies and their owners. All of the tools and knowledge we’ve gained serving pharmacies nationwide are also available to our local clients who include individuals, families and business owners.
Our technology works hand in hand with our ‘get it done’ attitude to give you results that are fast and accessible. We use technology in ways that are on par with the nation’s largest and most cutting-edge firms. In addition, we’re never far away from our clients. When you start with Sykes, we send you a webcam so that we can video conference – even if we’re across the country, we believe this kind of face-to-face meeting is important so you feel like you’re getting “next door” service.
Our firm is a member of the Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Division for CPA Firms. We have received an unqualified opinion on the voluntary peer review of our auditing and accounting procedures and quality controls—and this underscores the impeccable quality of our work. All of our Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) are members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the North Carolina Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Albemarle-Outer Banks Chapter of the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants. Our CPAs also belong to a variety of civic, cultural and religious organizations.
We also have a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and a Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) on staff. In addition, all of our CPAs and professionals participate in a minimum of forty hours of formal continuing education each year.
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Thursday Jul 25, 2019
Thursday Jul 25, 2019
Medication nonadherence is widely recognized as a common and costly problem. Approximately 30% to 50% of US adults are not adherent to long-term medications leading to an estimated $100 billion in preventable costs annually. The barriers to medication adherence are similar to other complex health behaviors, such as weight loss, which have multiple contributing factors. Despite the widespread prevalence and cost of medication nonadherence, it is undetected and undertreated in a significant proportion of adults across care settings. According to the World Health Organization, “increasing the effectiveness of adherence interventions may have far greater impact on the health of the population than any improvement in specific medical treatments.” How can adherence be improved? We propose that the first step is to view medication nonadherence as a diagnosable and treatable medical condition. We believe technology must be leveraged properly to impact this healthcare crisis.
Special Guest Benjamin Price
Benjamin Price, PharmD,BCGP
Pharmacist / Vice-President / Education Services Director
TigeRx Pharmacy, Inc.
5638 Redbud Highway/ P.O. Box 1887 Honaker, VA 24260
276.873.4700
TigeRx Pharmacy has been serving the community of Honaker since 2001. They have three pharmacists with a combined 50 years of experience. At TigeRx Pharmacy, they believe that being a local Honaker pharmacy means providing healthcare services to our patients that are customized to meet their needs.
https://www.tigerxpharmacy.com/
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Monday Jul 01, 2019
Monday Jul 01, 2019
Medication nonadherence is widely recognized as a common and costly problem. Approximately 30% to 50% of US adults are not adherent to long-term medications leading to an estimated $100 billion in preventable costs annually. The barriers to medication adherence are similar to other complex health behaviors, such as weight loss, which have multiple contributing factors. Despite the widespread prevalence and cost of medication nonadherence, it is undetected and undertreated in a significant proportion of adults across care settings. According to the World Health Organization, “increasing the effectiveness of adherence interventions may have far greater impact on the health of the population than any improvement in specific medical treatments.” How can adherence be improved? We propose that the first step is to view medication nonadherence as a diagnosable and treatable medical condition. We believe technology must be leveraged properly to impact this healthcare crisis.
The RxSafe team has pharmacy owners at the front lines. Here's an interview with a Community Pharmacy Champion.
Special Guest Matthew Massey
Matthew Massey
Massey Drugs Inc
President/CEO
matthew@masseydrugs.com
Since opening their doors, Massey Drugs has been committed to helping the residents of the Shoals take care of what matters most- their health. Massey's friendly team of dedicated pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and sales staff are there to make sure you get your medicines on your schedule so that you can live better.
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Tuesday Mar 26, 2019
Tuesday Mar 26, 2019
RxSafe Podcast Series Part One
Recorded LIVE at the PDS Pharmacy Business Conference 2019 in Orlando Florida on February 17, 2019 at an RxSafe Panel Discussion titled:
5 Ways to Beat Amazon & Pill Pack & Grow Your Business
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Thursday Oct 05, 2017
Thursday Oct 05, 2017
RxSafe sponsor's this episode of the Pharmacy Podcast to help educate pharmacy owners, directors, and pharmacy business stakeholders about the benefits of Section 179 Tax Deduction.
2017 Deduction Limit = $500,000 This deduction is good on new and used equipment, as well as off-the-shelf software. To take the deduction for tax year 2017, the equipment must be financed/purchased and put into service between January 1, 2017 and the end of the day on December 31, 2017.
2017 Spending Cap on equipment purchases = $2,000,000 This is the maximum amount that can be spent on equipment before the Section 179 Deduction available to your company begins to be reduced on a dollar for dollar basis. This spending cap makes Section 179 a true "small business tax incentive" (because larger businesses that spend more than $2.5 million on equipment won't get the deduction.)
Bonus Depreciation: 50% for 2017 Bonus Depreciation is generally taken after the Section 179 Spending Cap is reached. Please Note> Bonus Depreciation is available for new equipment only; used equipment qualifies for Section 179 Deduction, but does not qualify for Bonus Depreciation
Special Guests:
Trey Crawford
Diket’s Professional Drugs
1107 Jefferson Street
Laurel 39442
Phone: 601-425-2527
Peter B Davison
ADVANTAGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC
221 Tunxis Road
West Hartford, CT 06107
pdavison@advantage-financial.com
website: www.advantage-financial.com
O 860 233-7465
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Monday Jul 03, 2017
Monday Jul 03, 2017
The RxSafe RxASP 20 Adherence Packaging system has made a significant impact to the efficiency of a Community Independent Pharmacy, Love Oak Pharmacy.
Special Guest & RxSafe Customer:
Ben McNabb, Owner, Love Oak Pharmacy
Topic:
How RxASP 20 adherence packaging has allowed Ben to introduce a tangible product to his customers and increase revenue and profitability in the process.
Questions:
Tell me a little about RxSafe and how the RxASP 20 works in independent retail pharmacies.
You also just introduced a new marketing service called PakMyMeds, can you tell me what that is?
Can you give me some background on Love Oak Pharmacy?
Why did you decide to purchase a product like the RxASP?
Tell us what your experience has been with the RxASP 20.
Let’s talk about how adding a new product line instead of simply expanding pharmacy services has impacted your pharmacy (i.e. differentiation, expand geographic reach, scalability).
Has this product affected reimbursements?
Have you been able to take advantage of the section 199 tax deduction?
Has your pharmacy workflow been impacted?
How does this product affect pharmacy operations (i.e. patient adherence, accuracy & speed, growth, profitability, ROI)?
What are you now able to do that you weren’t able to do before adding RxASP?
How successful has this program been for your pharmacy?
Nicole Hagaman Marketing Consultant C: 760-445-5060 E: nhagaman@rxsafe.com 2453 Cades Way, Vista, CA 92081
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Wednesday Jun 01, 2016
Wednesday Jun 01, 2016
With the release of the 300th Episode of the Pharmacy Podcast Show we release several new #DigitaHealth content marketing support services for our pharmaceutical industry sponsors, announce the new Pharmacy Podcast Network, and interview Emilie Ray President with McKesson Pharmacy Technology & Services division in Pittsburgh, PA.
The Pharmacy Podcast Show began in March of 2009 and has grown its listeners to over 57,000+ along with our influential Twitter presence, the Pharmacy Podcast builds great #DigitalHealth audio content. (http://www.PharmacyPodcast.com)
Twitter & Social Media provide our sponsors and advertisers additional digital marketing exposure. The Healthcare hashtag analytics research organization called “Symplur” has measured thousands of twitter accounts influence, effectiveness, and relevance to different healthcare subjects and topics.
Between March of 2016 to May 2016 the Pharmacy Podcast drove over 19 million impressions of keyword #Pharmacy to followers and other twitter accounts with influential click-through to the content links tweeted. The Pharmacy Podcast social media influence is consistently in the top 1% of all accounts driving relevant information about the business of pharmacy. (LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook)
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PAST & CURRENT SPONSORS
H. D. Smith
RxSafe
UnitedHealth Group
Live Oak Bank
LiquidHubRxSafe Podcast
QS/1
AbbVie
American Well
Specialty Pharmacy Times
Sykes & Company
American Pharmacy Purchasing Alliance
McKesson RxOwnership
McKesson Pharmacy Technology & Services
National Community Pharmacists Association
GRX Marketing
International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
Armada Health Care (now Asembia)
HIMSS
RxWiki
Kirby Lester
American Pharmacists Association
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Wednesday May 18, 2016
Wednesday May 18, 2016
On this episode of the Pharmacy Podcast Show - we are joined by 3 Pharmacy Business Veterans who understand the obstacles of successfully building & managing an Independent Pharmacy from multiple perspectives. If you want to win at inventory management of your pharmacy business you must have 3 crucial pieces.
Modern Pharmacy Software Technology - with proven perpetual inventory features and an implementation & training team who knows how a pharmacy business works & how the systems in place must deliver results.
Pharmacy Technology Automation - which can seamlessly integrate with your pharmacy software system and provide analytics in an understandable reporting format which makes specific business sense to your pharmacy operations.
Internal Subject Matter Intelligence on Inventory Management - an independent pharmacy must have a team member who works with accounting and management to navigate the complex waters of your drug inventory.
We're joined by guests:
Bill Holmes, CEO, RxSafe
Jeff Key, President, PioneerRx
Steven Boatwright, Owner, Boatwright Pharmacy
This Pharmacy Podcast Show was sponsored by RxSafe, Leaders in Pharmacy Technology Automation.
RxSafe, LLC 2453 Cades Way, Suite A Vista, CA 92081
TOLL FREE: (877) 797-2332
PHONE: (760) 593-7161
http://rxsafe.com/
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