WINTER 2019 I HEALTH SYSTEM • INFUSION
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20Ways MISSION
To educate pharmacy management on
products and services that serve to improve
patient care or improve a pharmacy’s financial
bottom line, while distilling and presenting this
relevant information via 20 product profiles.
2019 CIRCULATION
Issue Focus: Hospital & Infusion
Issue Frequency: Summer & Winter
Circulation Per Issue: 12,200+
6,500+ Hospital Directors
2,200+ Clinical Consultants
2,500+ Industry Executives
1,000+ Trade Show Handouts
Issue Focus: Retail, Specialty, & LTC
Issue Frequency: Spring, Fall, & Winter
Circulation Per Issue: 28,500+
18,000+ Owners (Independents)
1,500+ Long-Term Care Pharmacies
2,500+ Retail Chain Executives
2,500+ Industry Executives
2,000+ Trade Show Handouts
QUARTERLY ISSUES
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Pharmaceutical
Inventory Management
Services by
Capital Inventory
The nation’s leader in
pharmaceutical inventory service
providing inventory data that is
accurate and dependable.
INFORMATION FOR INTELLIGENT PHARMACY MANAGEMENT
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Pharmaceutical Inventory Experts:
Precise, Efficient, and Confident
Why Outsource Your Inventory Needs?
• Teams of experts conduct the inventory within a few hours.
• Teams conduct inventories daily-not annually.
• Minimal interruption to the pharmacy staf and operation.
• Teams work seamlessly around the pharmacy staf ensuring that the “snapshot” is a true representation of the
inventory on-hand.
• Eliminate the need for overtime or coordination of stafng to accommodate inventory.
• Expert valuation and pricing of the inventory by an independent party.
• Competent inventory specialist that can work with fnance and/or external audit frm to validate the inventory.
• Collaboration with the pharmacy to provide an accurate report in a timely manner.
To learn more about Capital Inventory and how we can help you with our inventory services please contact
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Star-Link Enterprise from Retail Management Solutions
helps pharmacies to streamline operations and centralize
management of multiple pharmacy locations.
Primary Intended Outcome
Pharmacies with multiple locations face unique challenges in ensuring that each
site maintains and updates their product files, implements price changes and
promotions, and remains consistent across the brand. Furthermore, taking in
and making sense of data from multiple sites is both labor intensive and time
consuming.
The Star-Link Enterprise edition offers companies with multiple sites the ability to
centralize the management of product files, promotions, and accounts receivable.
In addition, Star-Link communicates with Star-Lite or Star-Plus POS systems for
real-time communication from and between sites to the head office to give up-to
the minute inventory, sales, and transaction data. Star-Link utilizes Microsoft SQL
Server Reporting Services and SQL Server Analysis Services so this data can
be viewed dynamically for some or all locations by deploying built-in reports or
custom-built report options.
The Challenge
HealthPartners operates Clinic/Apothecary type pharmacies with relatively
small front ends. For more than half a century, HealthPartners has been
setting the standard for its high-quality Health Plans, Hospitals, Medical and
Dental Clinics, and Pharmacies. At the initial implementation of Star-Link, Health-
Partners offered Retail Pharmacy services in 15 medical clinics and one refill
pickup site at their headquarters in Bloomington, Minnesota. All their stores have
a variety of OTC products and specialty OTC products as well as candy, snacks,
beverages, and greeting cards.
With pharmacies spread throughout the city, managing the product file for even
small front ends was difficult and time consuming. Each site had a pharmacy
manager whose focus and training revolves around the prescription side of the
business with limited interest or concern for the front end. Due to the size,
no site had a front-end manager as is typically seen in pharmacies with a large
front-end.
As a result of this problem, price update files emailed to the stores from the
head office were often not processed in a timely manner and, at some locations,
not at all. Consequently, some sites experienced increased cost of goods without
increasing their retail prices, resulting in reduced profit. Ensuring compliance was
virtually impossible. Additionally, as time went on, product file discrepancies
Case Study
Toll free: 1.877.767.1060
Email: sales@rm-solutions.com
Web: www.rm-solutions.com
Health Partners operates clinic/
apothecary type pharmacies with
relatively small front ends.
For more than half a century,
HealthPartners has been setting
the standard for its high-quality
health plans, hospitals, medical &
dental clinics and pharmacies.
HealthPartners offers retail
pharmacy services in numerous
clinics and one refill pickup site at
its headquarters in Bloomington,
Minnesota.
All of its stores have a variety of
OTC products and specialty OTC
products, as well as candy, snacks,
beverages, and greeting cards.
Case Study:
Star-Link Enterprise
Helps Pharmacies to
Streamline Operations
and Centralize
Management of Multiple
Pharmacy Locations
From Retail Management Solutions
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Community • Specialty • LTC
I M P R O V I N G
PATIENT CARE
& P H A R M A C Y
PROFITABILITY
Fall 2019
Community • Specialty • LTC
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and services
that will help your pharmacy improve
patient care or increase proftability.
Pharmacy Return Solutions & Resources
Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders Buyer’s Guide, and More
page 50
2 Case Studies
QS/1 and Dexcom
8 Thought Leader Videos
Eight Video Series Including Medicine Shoppe International, Parata,
Sentry Data Systems, and Pharmacy Consulting Broker Services
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Fall 2019
Health System • Infusion
I M P R O V I N G
P A T I E N T C A R E
PHARMACY COST
C O N T A I N M E N T
Summer 2019
Health System • Infusion
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and services
that will help your pharmacy improve
patient care or contain costs.
340B Resources & Software
Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders
Buyer’s Guide, and More
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4 Case Studies
Liberty Software, GSL Solutions, Charles River, and
Comprehensive Pharmacy Services
8 Thought Leaders
Eight Video Series Including Visante, Verity Solutions,
Rees Scientifc, Acentrus Specialty, and More
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Summer 2019
Community • Specialty • LTC
I M P R O V I N G
PATIENT CARE
& P H A R M A C Y
PROFITABILITY
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and services
that will help your pharmacy improve
patient care or increase proftability.
Will Call Technology
Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders
Buyer’s Guide, and More
page 42
2 Case Studies
Liberty Software and Medicine Shoppe International
8 Thought Leaders
Eight Video Series Including Visante, Rees Scientifc,
Pharmacy Consulting Broker Services, Rite Aid, and More
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Community • Specialty • LTC
Spring 2019
Spring 2019
Health System • Infusion &
Community • Specialty • LTC
I M P R O V I N G
PATIENT CARE
& P H A R M A C Y
PROFITABILITY
Winter 2020
Community • Specialty • LTC
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and services
that will help your pharmacy improve
patient care or increase proftability.
Pharmacy Return Solutions & Resources
Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders Buyer’s Guide, and More
page 50
2 Case Studies
QS/1 and Dexcom
8 Thought Leader Videos
Eight Video Series Including Medicine Shoppe International, Parata,
Sentry Data Systems, and Pharmacy Consulting Broker Services
page 22
I M P R O V I N G
P A T I E N T C A R E
PHARMACY COST
C O N T A I N M E N T
Winter 2019
Health System • Infusion
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and services
that will help your pharmacy improve
patient care or contain costs.
503B Outsourced Compounding
Facilities & Services
Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders
Buyer’s Guide, and More
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7 Case Studies
NuAire, Parata, Charles River, Visante and
Retail Management Solutions
8 Thought Leaders
Sentry Data Systems, Comprehensive Pharmacy Services,
Verity Solutions, ACHC, and More
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Winter 2019 / 2020