Shaping the Independent’s Power to Drive Performance and Profitability
ORLANDO, October 17, 2017— Health Mart® is showcasing ideas and solutions to help independent pharmacists improve their clinical, operational and financial performance, at Booth 801 during the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Annual Convention, October 14 – 18, 2017.
“Health Mart has heavily invested to help guide our more than 4,800 stores with education, tools and the implementation support they need to improve their pharmacy’s clinical and business performance,” said Crystal Lennartz, chief pharmacist, Health Mart. “At NCPA, we’re showcasing significant enhancements to the myHealthMart platform and a number of new tools designed to help drive improvements in performance and store profitability.”
myHealthMart Mobile App, DIR Estimator Help Pharmacies Manage Their Business
Since myHealthMart(SM) launched, more than 80 percent of Health Mart stores are using the platform to proactively manage their business. To date, 4,000 registered stores and more than 7,000 individual users are using myHealthMart to improve their clinical and business performance and profitability.
Designed to extend the user experience and improve the timeliness of alerts, key updates to myHealthMart include an iOS Mobile App. The myHealthMart app enables users to customize key performance metrics, to view store performance and set goals for each measure. Users can also manage inbound patient online refills and send “Rx-Ready” notifications direct to patients. In addition to the mobile app, new functionality includes a DIR Estimator, which enables users to identify, track and plan when direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fee amounts are being withheld to prepare for collection “claw backs,” and License Expiration Alerts. Another new tool helps users optimize purchasing by reviewing customized promotions and discounts specific to each pharmacy, including generics, and flu vaccine pre-orders. Multi-Store Performance Scorecards provide a comprehensive multi-store view that gauges performance against benchmarks, totals and averages.
Expanding Clinical Services
With more than 4,000 Health Marts immunizing, the physician-signed Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA) program is an example of how Health Mart is helping pharmacies successfully expand clinical services. Building on the success of the immunization CPAs, Health Mart has expanded the program to include customizable CPA templates which enable additional service delivery in the pharmacy and/or in local provider offices, as well as facilitating payment terms for collaborative drug therapy management services. Pharmacist CPA services templates are now available for all 50 states through myHealthMart, which pharmacies can customize and work with local providers to sign.
Health Mart is also showcasing new capabilities for the Physician Outreach Program, with new data within the online tool. New drug category information will enable pharmacies to see the top drug categories prescribed by local prescribers improving their ability to target physicians based on the type of patients they see and the drugs they prescribe. New data also enables pharmacies to better identify other facilities the physician may be associated with and includes script data for veterinarians, podiatrists, and dentists.
About Health Mart
Health Mart is America’s fastest-growing independent pharmacy franchise with more than 4,800 locally-owned community pharmacies across all 50 states. Health Mart pharmacists provide personalized care and take the time to help patients understand their prescription-drug coverage, how to safely manage multiple medications, and how to take advantage of lower-cost medication options. As an important member of the healthcare team, Health Mart pharmacists possess strong clinical knowledge and partner with their patients, and their patients’ other healthcare providers, to help them manage and improve patients’ health. The Health Mart franchise is owned by Health Mart Systems, Inc., which is an affiliate of McKesson Corporation. Pharmacists interested in learning more about joining Health Mart can explore join.healthmart.com. Consumers can find a locally-owned Health Mart pharmacy by visiting healthmart.com.
About McKesson Corporation
McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 5th on the FORTUNE 500, is a global leader in healthcare supply chain management solutions, retail pharmacy, community oncology and specialty care, and healthcare information technology. McKesson partners with pharmaceutical manufacturers, providers, pharmacies, governments and other organizations in healthcare to help provide the right medicines, medical products and healthcare services to the right patients at the right time, safely and cost-effectively. United by our ICARE shared principles, our employees work every day to innovate and deliver opportunities that make our customers and partners more successful — all for the better health of patients. McKesson has been named the “Most Admired Company” in the healthcare wholesaler category by FORTUNE, a “Best Place to Work” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, and a top military-friendly company by Military Friendly. For more information, visit McKesson.com.