Once you get new patients into your pharmacy, how do you get them to come back?
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4 Tips for a Stress-Free Tax Season
Tax season is here, and the deadline to file returns is fast approaching. As an independent community pharmacist and business owner, this probably isn’t your favorite time of year. In…
How to Be a Better Listener
As an independent community pharmacist, listening is a fundamental part of your job description. Listening is how you earn the trust of those around you, and this trust is essential…
Why Patients Go Out-of-Network, and How to Keep Them With You
Independent community pharmacies today are increasingly concerned with plan networks and whether or not they’re considered in-network for their patients’ insurance plans. But if you are in-network, what’s making patients…
How to Build a Successful Loan Application
Every business needs extra funds at some point. Whether you’re hoping to remodel your store, expand to a new location or ensure that you’re prepared for cash flow timing problems,…
The Specialty Opportunity: Starting a Specialty Program
Specialty patients are already in your community. Isn’t it time to start providing their care? PBMs, pharmaceutical manufacturers, health plans and specialty pharmacies are all starting to focus on specialty…
Creating a Strategic Plan in 5 Easy Steps
According to strategic planning expert Mitch Goozé, companies fail to achieve their goals not because their plan is bad, but because of poor (or no) execution. Goozé helps the companies…
How to Build a Positive Work Environment
Independent community pharmacies are known for being positive places to work. But between hectic workloads, agitated patients and battles against narrow networks or unfair reimbursement, the morale at your pharmacy…
Claims Check: Finding an Accurate and Easy-to-Use Reconciliation Service
Until a few years ago, Luxemburg Pharmacy in Luxemburg, Wisconsin, was reconciling all of its claims manually. However, the time and expense of that process had started to take a…
How to Implement Your Pharmacy Business Plan
In a perfect world, a written business plan would immediately boost your pharmacy business to new levels of success. In reality, however, it’s just a starting point. And without timely…
10 Business Do’s and Don’ts for Your Pharmacy
Everybody makes mistakes when running a business. Successful businesses recognize the problems, fix them and move forward. Independent community pharmacies are no different.
5 Tips to Turn First-Time Customers into Loyal Patients
Once you get new patients into your pharmacy, how do you get them to come back?
4 Tips for a Stress-Free Tax Season
Tax season is here, and the deadline to file returns is fast approaching. As an independent community pharmacist and business owner, this probably isn’t your favorite time of year. In…
How to Be a Better Listener
As an independent community pharmacist, listening is a fundamental part of your job description. Listening is how you earn the trust of those around you, and this trust is essential…
Why Patients Go Out-of-Network, and How to Keep Them With You
Independent community pharmacies today are increasingly concerned with plan networks and whether or not they’re considered in-network for their patients’ insurance plans. But if you are in-network, what’s making patients…
How to Build a Successful Loan Application
Every business needs extra funds at some point. Whether you’re hoping to remodel your store, expand to a new location or ensure that you’re prepared for cash flow timing problems,…
The Specialty Opportunity: Starting a Specialty Program
Specialty patients are already in your community. Isn’t it time to start providing their care? PBMs, pharmaceutical manufacturers, health plans and specialty pharmacies are all starting to focus on specialty…
Creating a Strategic Plan in 5 Easy Steps
According to strategic planning expert Mitch Goozé, companies fail to achieve their goals not because their plan is bad, but because of poor (or no) execution. Goozé helps the companies…
How to Build a Positive Work Environment
Independent community pharmacies are known for being positive places to work. But between hectic workloads, agitated patients and battles against narrow networks or unfair reimbursement, the morale at your pharmacy…
Claims Check: Finding an Accurate and Easy-to-Use Reconciliation Service
Until a few years ago, Luxemburg Pharmacy in Luxemburg, Wisconsin, was reconciling all of its claims manually. However, the time and expense of that process had started to take a…
How to Implement Your Pharmacy Business Plan
In a perfect world, a written business plan would immediately boost your pharmacy business to new levels of success. In reality, however, it’s just a starting point. And without timely…
10 Business Do’s and Don’ts for Your Pharmacy
Everybody makes mistakes when running a business. Successful businesses recognize the problems, fix them and move forward. Independent community pharmacies are no different.