Tonight, I’ll be part of a panel of pharmacists from different industry settings discussing the disruption of Amazon on the traditional community pharmacy model. As I was preparing for tonight’s event, I reflected on some predictions I made about the next decade for...
Deloitte Consulting just put out a fantastic new report on the future of pharmacy and how disruption can create opportunities as well as challenges. One of my favorite parts of this report says, “as the pharmacy industry increases its use of enabling technologies,...
When I first started my consulting business, I wasn't sure how to take my pharmacy skills "online". Being a part of a weekly Mastermind with other female entrepreneurs was so helpful because for the first time ever, I was surrounded by a group of people who didn't...
Are you struggling to implement remote clinical programs? Do you second guess yourself on how to set up a Chronic Care Management program for the biggest impact? Have you held back from making offers to collaborative healthcare professionals because you’re not 100%...
I have hosted and produced the free Elevate Pharmacy Virtual Summit for the past 4 years, offering pharmacists an opportunity to learn about being an entrepreneur and while also earning continuing education credit if they choose. In 2020, more than 1,600 pharmacists...
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...
