EP73 - Refresh Your Front-End With Kris Rhea |
Are your front-end sales facing a drought? Reset and refresh your finances with the help of BIOLYTE, a liquid IV that cures everything from hangovers to migraines to dehydration. Kris Rhea, Head of Pharmacy at BIOLYTE, joins us this week to talk about the product that’s flying off pharmacy shelves and how you can use it to improve patient outcomes. Grab a seat, take a sip, and get ready to treat patients with this innovative front-end item. |
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A Leap of Faith: From Pharmacist to Pharmacy Manager |
As a pharmacy manager, you are the higher up; you are the one who hires and assembles the staff; you essentially answer to yourself — all parts of the job that likely never got addressed when taking your classes.
Nonetheless, operating an independent pharmacy requires a leap of faith and betting on yourself.
Here are four ideas to consider when making the jump from pharmacist to full-blown pharmacy manager.
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The Catalyst Pharmacy Podcast is teaming up NCPA for Team Trivia Tuesdays. Every Tuesday, we will release a new trivia question about Kansas City, home of this year's NCPA Annual Convention. If you are registered for the convention and get the correct answer, you will be entered into a drawing for a $100 gift card.
You can answer questions HERE every Tuesday - Thursday morning at 6 AM EST. Brush up on your Kansas City trivia, and play along every week!
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California - Walgreens Held Responsible for CA Opioid Crisis
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Delaware - Delaware Makes Strides to Medicaid Transparency
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New York - All New York Pharmacies to Dispense Naloxone
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Federal - President Biden Signs Inflation Reduction Act
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Visit our resource page to view all laws and regulation updates for every state
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Missed the RedSail Voice webinar recently?
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PioneerRx Clinical Webinar Series
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Go behind the buzzword and learn how eCare Plans can transform your pharmacy practice with PioneerRx. Watch our Clinical Webinar Series, where you’ll learn the fundamentals of PioneerRx care planning from a PioneerRx pharmacist. Holden Graves calls on his clinical expertise to show you how to leverage your technology and start care planning in your pharmacy.
Watch now to learn about the significance of eCare Plans, walk through cases for current care goal templates, and discover how to submit plans right through your PioneerRx system.
eCare Plans are the future of pharmacy documentation, and with the right training, you can use them to your advantage.
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Holden Graves is a Clinical Pharmacist passionate about improving pharmacy from behind the scenes. Holden graduated with his Pharm.D. in 2017 from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Using his education and professional experience, he’s helped develop clinical programs at PioneerRx for the past six months.
Holden believes that clinical services can help independent pharmacies pave a new path and find success. He is excited about leading the webinar series and helping more pharmacies utilize PioneerRx’s care plans to transform their practices and improve their patient outcomes.
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As always, New Features can be viewed 24/7 from the Help dropdown.
Here are some recent highlights in case you missed them
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Added the Manufacturer Search Filter to Search Sales
Release Date: 08/18/2022
The Manufacturer search filter is now available in the Search Sales work area. This search filter will identify all sales that include a retail item from a specific manufacturer. The item's manufacturer can be found on the Item Profile by navigating to Item > Edit Rx/Retail Item > Manufacturer.
To use this search filter, navigate to Sale > Search Sales > Advanced Tab > Manufacturer.
Practical Use: Pharmacies can utilize this filter for searching and building reports to assist with manufacturer-specific ordering, marketing, or recall procedures.
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Added Rx Transfer Data Fields to the Rx Search Report Template
Release Date: 08/15/2022
The RxTransferOutTransferedTo, PharmacyName, NPI, Address, and CityStateZip data fields are now available on the Rx Search General Template report template. These data fields will display the pharmacy that the prescription was transferred to, the pharmacy's name, prescriber's NPI number, and address respectively. This information can be found in the Transfer Rx dialog in the Rx Profile by navigating to Rx > Edit Rx > Select a Transferred Rx > Select [...] Next to Transferred (Bottom of the Window). These fields will not be on any reports by default and must be manually added via the Report Designer if needed.
To generate the Rx Search Report, navigate to Rx > Rx Transaction Advanced Search > Enter Search Criteria > Reports.
Practical Use: Pharmacies can use these data fields to improve their RxSearch reports by showing documentation of where a prescription was transferred. Transferred prescription data can be used to more accurately communicate a prescription's history with prescribers, facilities, and patients.
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Added the Daily Max Last 90 Days to the Drug Usage Report Template
Release Date: 08/15/2022
The DailyMaxLast90Days and DailyMaxLast90DaysIncludeEquivalents data fields are now available on the Drug Usage Report report template. These data fields will display the highest daily max of a given Rx or retail item filled within the last 90 days. This information can be found on the Item Profile by navigating to Item > Rx Item > Ordering Tab > Reorder Point [...] > Inventory Group Usage Tab > Usage Information. These data fields will not be on any reports by default and must be manually added via the Report Designer if needed.
To generate the Drug Usage report, navigate to Rx > Rx Tab > Binoculars > Enter Search Criteria > Reports.
Practical Use: The 90-day daily max calculation provides pharmacies with the most recent and relevant usage for each item and its equivalents. This allows pharmacies to be more precise with their daily inventory ordering.
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Added Patient Sync Comments Column to the Rx Transaction Advanced Search Grid
Release Date: 08/11/2022
The Patient Sync Comments column is now available on the Rx Transaction Advanced Search's Expanded, Expanded with Comments, and Financial grid layouts. This column will display the sync comments on the Patient's Profile, which can be found by navigating to Patient > Edit Patient > Profile Tab > Sync Comments. This column will not be on any views by default and must be manually added via the Field Chooser if needed.
To add this column, navigate to Rx > Rx Transaction Advanced Search > Enter Search Criteria > Search > Field Chooser.
Practical Use: Pharmacies can utilize patient sync comments to explain why a sync medication was not picked up or canceled during their scheduled sync date. Users can add this column to their search grid views to quickly view these comments when interacting with their patients for their next sync transaction.
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