One thing I’ve learned after being in business for five years is the truth that many professionals tend to overestimate the effort it takes to build a profitable business. Usually, our biggest critic is ourself. I wondered, why isn’t my business taking off yet? Why...
The biggest issue most healthcare professionals face when creating truly innovative services for patients is when they take the plunge off the ‘insurance’ safety net. When a patient, speaking from personal experience here, is willing to forgo the use of insurance to...
COVID-19 is currently challenging everyone and everything in modern society to adapt to its powerful influence on the planet. Something pharmacy owner Jesica Mills said during our Summit interview has stuck with me. She said, “You can choose to see OBSTACLES, or you...
When I began interviewing our Day 2 Guest Speakers, there was a central idea that began to take shape for me. I began to hear, from Nancy Myers, Tara Snyder and Melody Hartzler, in their experience, the conversations around embedding clinical pharmacists in primary...
We’re going to be telling a lot of pharmacists’ stories on this year’s Elevate Pharmacy Virtual Summit, but this year I wanted to do something a little differently on Day 1. On the first day, we decided we wanted to help YOU tell your story. Carol Cox and Amanda...
I’ve been a pharmacist since 2011 and an entrepreneur since 2015. When I first started building my business, I had some major self-limiting beliefs around professionalism and business. I thought if I was being professional it meant I couldn’t do certain things I’d...
Pharmacists have the opportunity to make an impact on community health during the first global pandemic in most of our lifetimes. We've been saying for years that we are the 'most accessible' healthcare provider and sometimes the ONLY healthcare provider in medically...
Last month, I wrote an article highlighting the current reality in pharmacy. Pharmacists are being pushed to work harder, faster and with less support than ever before, and the results are dangerous for our patients. Stressed pharmacists are making mistakes and...
A recent New York Times article is putting a spotlight on the pharmacy profession, giving us an opportunity to articulate our value and make big changes to our industry. The article outlines the dangers chain pharmacies are creating through the practice of hitting...
“Pharmacists in primary care can see patients in a covisit or a stand alone model in primary care RIGHT NOW, without provider status under CMS.” Did you choose pharmacy as a career path because it was considered to be “safe?” I’ve got news for you: thanks to the...
