Pharmacy Podcast Network

We interview Kim Kersten - Board of Director member of the American Pharmacy Purchasing Alliance (APPA).  Welcome to the American Pharmacy Purchasing Alliance (APPA), the leading association for pharmacy buyers. APPA is made up of a group of dedicated and experienced professionals in the pharmacy purchasing industry. Our decades of experience enable us to provide members of the alliance excellent services and valuable information.  Our mission is to: Meet the discerning needs of pharmacy buyers Create networking opportunities for participants Educate and provide industry-related information Enhance knowledge of pharmacy buyers through educational opportunities and events Simplify the process needed to complete certain transactions Promote the role of pharmacy purchasing in total patient care Provide a unified voice for the members of the alliance The members of APPA con

Interview with Alan G. Rosenbloom, President and CEO of Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) about the Avalere Health Study: Long Term Care (LTC) Pharmacy Sector Plays Key, Growing Role in U.S. Seniors' Care as New Payment, Delivery Models Gain Prevalence in the industry.  More Transparent Drug Pricing Can Help LTC Pharmacies Sustain High Quality SNF, ALF Patient Care Washington, DC - A new Avalere Health study of the nation's growing long term care (LTC) pharmacy sector - the most detailed analysis since Medicare Part D was implemented in 2006 - finds LTC pharmacies playing a greater role in seniors' clinical care as new health payment and delivery models such as Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), bundled payments and value-based purchasing proliferate amid a rapidly changing healthcare marketplace. The study, entitled " Long-Term Care Pharmacy: The Evolving Marketplace and Emerging Policy Issues ," was conducted for the Senior Care Pharmacy

  Incredible interview with Eric Sredzinski, Pharm.D., about improving medication adherence in HIV patients through mobile health technologies developed by the team at Avella Specialty Pharmacy.  Special Guest: Eric Sredzinski, Pharm.D., AAHIVP EVP, Clinical Affairs & Quality Assurance, Pharmacy Program Director, ADAP About Avella Specialty Pharmacy:  Founded in 1996 as a single pharmacy in Scottsdale, Arizona, Avella Specialty Pharmacy (Avella) has strategically expanded to become one of the nation’s most respected specialty pharmacies. Once known primarily for its quality compounding capabilities, Avella is now recognized for its national specialty pharmacy services and its unparalleled high-touch therapy management programs. Avella’s mission is to optimize patient health through a relentless devotion to cl

We interview the Vice President of Sales with H. D. Smith - Rob Meriweather about the impact of drug wholesale on the future of our pharmacy industry. Rob reports directly to the SVP, Drug Divisions with primary responsibility for enterprise sales strategy, segment-based revenue growth and corporate relationship with strategic account and group purchasing organizations. Rob was the 2015 Executive of the Year for H. D. Smith and created first-to-market deal structures resulting in revenue growth of $90M. Rob also contributed to the sales architecture in mobile application delivery adding value to their sales teams and customers, driving compliance in most profitable segment by more than 7%.  Rob Meriweather can be reached by email: Rob.Meriweather@hdsmith.com  H. D. Smith Corporate Offices 3063 Fiat AvenueSpringfield, IL 62703Toll free: 800.252.8090

Ron Lanton with True North Political Solutions interviews Kurt Proctor, Ph.D., RPh Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives with the National Community Pharmacist Association while at the NCPA 2015 Annual Conference in Washington D.C.  The introductory excerpt message was from David D. Pope, PharmD, CDE, Chief of Innovation and Co-Founder, Creative Pharmacist, who kicks off the Clinical Community Pharmacist Continuing Education Video Series  Check it out here: http://www.ncpa.co/pdf/ce-vid1-4tenets.pdf  True North Political Solutions Ron Lanton Phone: 240-482-6120 Email: info@truenorthps.com 1629 K Street NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006

We welcome Blair Green Thielemier, PharmD an independent clinical pharmacist living in Northeast Arkansas with her husband and young daughter.  Blair specializes in marketing and implementing new clinical services, such as Medication Therapy Management, in community retail pharmacies.  Blair helps to identify opportunities for clinical services, increase workflow efficiency and train pharmacy staff members to offer these services in a sustainable, systematized way.   The Part D Enhanced Medication Therapy Management model will test methods of optimizing medication use and improving care coordination among Medicare Part D beneficiaries in hopes of finding the most effective ways to attain the objectives of MTM programs.  CMS is granting basic, stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDPs) the flexibility to design enhanced MTM programs that include interventions beyond the traditional approach.   See here:

NCPA Annual Conference with Ron Lanton & Jennifer Mallon Ron Lanton with True North Political Solutions interviews Jennifer Mallon, VP & General Counsel of NCPA on the Health Policy Check-up segment. Ms. Mallon gives great insight on the status of PBM litigation in IA and AR that affects pharmacy.  Jennifer Mallon - NCPA  Email: jennifer.mallon@ncpanet.org   True North Political Solutions Ron Lanton Phone: 240-482-6120   Email: info@truenorthps.com    1629 K Street NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006

Ron Lanton - Government Affairs Strategist for the Pharmacy Podcast Show interviews Phil LaFoy with Blount Specialty Pharmacy.  Blount Specialty Pharmacy began as Greenbelt Village Discount Pharmacy in July of 1982. Roger Givens opened the pharmacy with two employees. Jim Pershing joined the practice on January 1, 1984 as co-owner, and Terry Webb became associated with the practice in January of 1987 as a partner. Aaron Clark joined us in May of 1996 and Phil LaFoy in November of 1996.  Aaron and Phil are now co-owners of the pharmacies.   Blount moved into their Gill Street location at the Armory Place Medical Building January 1, 1989 and changed their name to Blount Discount Pharmacy. Blount Memorial Hospital was the second location which opened in 1994, and in 1996 Blount Discount West on Montgomery Lane opened.  Since that time Blount Discount Pharmacy has introduced several pharmacy practice innovations in Blount County including our convenient Drive-Thru window

Dynamic podcast interview with Alex Barker PharmD,  founder of Pharmacy School HQ Alex is 'neopharmaphobic' clinical pharmacist in Michigan. Alex completed his PharmD in 2012, Post-Graduate Training Year 1 (PGY1) in 2013, published author (Amazon + online medication journals), podcast junkie, and loves honey-crisp apples.   Pharmacy School HQ is his dream made into reality   When he was in undergrad and in pharmacy school, there was a SIGNIFICANT LACK OF INFORMATION available. Alex created the website to provide great info to Pharmacy Future Leaders.   

UnitedHealth Baby Blocks Building a Healthy Future for Moms and Babies We interview Dr. Vidya Tangella - Head of Innovation Center of Excellence at UnitedHealth Group about the digital health application Baby Blocks. There are approximately 1.6 million babies born each year in the United States who are dependent upon Medicaid, and UnitedHealth Group is committed to doing everything possible to ensure newborns receive access to the best care possible. As a result, the company created UnitedHealthcare Baby Blocks, a free, online, interactive incentive program designed to help pregnant women and new mothers with prenatal and well-baby care. UnitedHealthcare Baby Blocks rewards women for visiting the doctor and reporting the information online during their pregnancy and their baby's first 15 months of life. Once women sign up for Baby Blocks, they can access an interactive boa

We interview pharmacy owner and operator Leonard Lynskey Chief Executive Officer of Complete Pharmacy Care.  Email: LeonardLynskey@CompletePharmacyCare.com Since 2008, Live Oak Bank has been achieving its primary goal: financing pharmacy growth nationwide. Today, Live Oak Bank is one of the top originators of small business loans, with one of the strongest loan portfolios in the country. Since we lend exclusively to small businesses, our focused lending experience is second to none.  Live Oak Bank executives are industry leaders in finance and technology, bringing innovation and efficiency to the lending process.  The team brings decades of experience in the financial services industry, setting a standard of excellence and service embraced by all Live Oak employees.   Chief Executive Officer Chip Mahan, the key founder of Live Oak, was noted as one of the 10 Most Influential People in Financial Services by FutureBanker magazine, and was recently featu

OCTOBER is AMERICAN PHARMACISTS MONTH!  In celebration of our Pharmacists - we interview Donna Hazel - President of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association.   Donna Hazel, PPA President - Donna J. Hazel completed her Bachelor of Pharmacy from Duquesne University in 1979. Donna has held many positions with Rite Aid Corporation and currently is a Regional Recruiter. She has been a member of PPA since 2005 when she moved back to Pittsburgh. She is a previous President and Chair of the Allegheny County Association. Previously she served as Southwest Director of PPA. Donna is currently the President of Duquesne University School of Pharmacy Alumni and member of Lambda Kappa Sigma Pharmacy fraternity’s Tau Alumni Chapter.  Donna has enjoyed serving as Southwest Director of PPA, and is most proud of the affiliation agreement between ACPA and PPA. 

Ron Lanton interviews Kendall Van Pool Vice President of Legislative Affairs of the NHIA.   NHIA - Providing solutions for the infusion therapy community. The field of alternate-site infusion is continuing to grow and, as it does, experience many changes. The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) is committed to meeting the needs of its growing and diverse membership—and to advocating on behalf of our members and the home based infusion patient. Infusion therapy providers coordinate the care through highly skilled professionals in a team that will often include the infusion pharmacist, infusion nurses, physician, and dietician to help ensure the patient is receiving the best care possible.   Our Mission NHIA is a trade association that represents and advances the interests of organizations that provide infusion and specialty pharmacy products and services to the entire spectrum of home-based patients.   Kendall Van Pool Vice President of Legislati

Returning Pharmacy Podcast Guest - Pharmacist Jamie, Jamie Mask talks about the upcoming virtual conference Pharm2Table.  How often do we hear that pharmacists, especially community pharmacists, “don’t have a seat at the healthcare table?” We bemoan the fact that our standing in the healthcare universe has declined, and are ever fearful that our profession will be replaced by automation and vending machines. Not the most encouraging thing for Pharm D candidates to hear. Well, we believe that it is time that we become the authors of our own destiny, and that all begins with future community pharmacists. The Pharm2Table Virtual Summit seeks to be the catalyst in developing actionable steps by exposing Pharm D candidates to 3 “tables”: Rebranding our profession, pursing next practices and exploring expanded reimbursement models. J Join us for the Phar

John Nosta - Digital Health Philosopher, with Nosta Lab returns to the Pharmacy Podcast Show to discuss Pharmacy, Digital Health, and Big Pharma. He’s going to make them an offer they can’t refuse. We may understand the reasoning of pharma, yet leveraging the power of digital health starts with tradition. Big-pharma is very conservative and old habits are difficult to change, especially when the resistance to change can includes barriers like executive management’s unchallenged comfort zones based on th

Pharmacy Podcast Government Affairs Strategist Ron Lanton talks with the president of Trovita Health Science nutritional products for patient's special needs - William Brown.  About Trovita: Our mission was borne of a critical need in the marketplace for nutritional products that provide higher quality ingredients, without the use of added sugar, corn syrup and artificial ingredients. We recognized that health care professionals and consumers are seeking products that fuel strength and recovery, especially when a person’s choice of nutritional intake is limited by a disease or medical treatment. Too many of the complete nutritional products available today – whether ready to drink shakes, or enteral nutrition products – are providing calories primarily from cheap ingredients, including sugar and corn syrup, and modest protein levels

We welcome back pharmacy marketing leader - Nicolle McClure with GRX Marketing and David Pope, co-founder of Creative Pharmacist to discuss how to leverage modern technologies, #DigitalHealth, and patient engaging marketing strategies to Reinvent the Business of Pharmacy through Innovation.  About GRX Marketing:  GRX Marketing was founded in 2010 by marketing experts Marie Doyle and Nicolle McClure and has continued to succeed in helping pharmacies thrive. The company offers a full range of marketing services, all designed to help you business grow. GRX Marketing's dedicated team has over 15 years of health focused marketing experience. This means that we know, and understand, your needs. Not only do we give you marketing  direction, but we actually help you implement our ideas. LINKS: 

Interview with H. D. Smith's - Third Party Network  manager Katie Geisler to talk about the importance of Medicare Part D enrollment and reimbursement changes in 2016.  ABOUT:

ACA Member Benefits The greatest benefit of Fellowship is the open sharing among Fellows of ideas for bringing greater success, both professionally and financially, to the pharmacy practice. The

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