RESOURCES
NCPA Helps
Pharmacy Owners
With Jumpstart Your Pharmacy
Business: A Seminar for Owners
The
National Community Pharmacists Association’s (NCPA) Ownership Academy recently
announced a new program entitled Jumpstart Your Pharmacy Business: A Seminar for
Owners, to be held July 17-18 in Alexandria, Va.
Created in
response to feedback from existing NCPA programs, especially from the Ownership
Workshop, participants will learn how to better analyze their finances, gain
access to important tax and accounting information, understand the benefits of
investing in technology, utilize merchandising tools, better handle third party
audits, enhance their marketing skills, and develop new niche services
strategies.
The seminar's
faculty includes Richard Jackson, PhD, professor and director of Mercer
University's Center for Community Pharmacy Practice and Research; and Gabe
Trahan, director of retail services for Burlington Drug Company and also an
independent consultant. The program provides 11.25 continuing pharmacy education
credits and is limited to the first 50 paid registrants.
“While
getting your business up and running is a challenge many independent community
pharmacy owners overcome, the frustration of taking their business to the next
level is considerable,” said Joseph H. Harmison, PD, NCPA president and pharmacy
owner in Arlington, Texas. “This program provides the tools to help pharmacy
owners tighten up operations, improve profitability, and capitalize on new
opportunities.”
“I wish
professional assistance of this caliber was available in the early years of my
pharmacy business, so I highly recommend today’s crop of owners take advantage
of this opportunity,” added Harmison.
Jumpstart
Your Pharmacy Business: A Seminar for Owners is the latest offering of NCPA’s
Ownership Academy, which is a "go-to" resource for all phases of community
ownership — from exploring the community pharmacy path as a student to tools
assisting in pharmacy purchase, enhancing practice and growth as an owner and
transitioning out of ownership into retirement. This one-stop source provides
valuable information and networking with successful pharmacists and professional
advisors to facilitate ownership, enhance success, and solve problems.
To learn more
about Jumpstart Your Pharmacy Business: A Seminar for Owners, call
1-800-544-7477.
07/17/10
NCPDP Revitalizes Its Web Site, Offering
Improved Navigation and Member Functionality
A
successful re-launch of its Web site,
www.ncpdp.org., has been
announced by the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP). The
Web site went live earlier this year, marking the first major transformation of
the site since 2007. The not-for-profit organization, known for its 30-year
track record of developing industry standards that consumers, clinicians and
pharmacists rely on today , set out to revitalize its online presence in 2009.
The Web site launch was a critical component of the overall plan, which also
includes integrated social media outreach activities.
Payers,
providers, pharmaceutical manufacturers/distributors, professional associations
and other site visitors can quickly and easily locate information about the
organization, its work groups, significant milestones, industry news and events
and most importantly ¾
how to get involved and improve the health care experience. The Web site also
features a new user interface and incorporates enhanced member functionality
such as member profile update, member password reset and membership renewal.
Other enhancements, such as member calendar, will be rolled out this year. The
Web site has an industry high bounce rate which shows visitors do not leave
after viewing just one page. This also shows that the new Web site is keeping
visitors engaged on the site longer, and coming back for more.
Founded in
1977, NCPDP is a not-for-profit, ANSI-accredited, standards development
organization with over 1500 members representing virtually every sector of the
pharmacy services industry. NCPDP members have created standards such as the
telecommunication standard and batch standard, the SCRIPT standard for
e-prescribing, the manufacturers rebate standard and more to improve
communication within the pharmacy industry. For more information about NCPDP
standards, data services, educational programs and work group meetings, go
online at www.ncpdp.org or call (480) 477-1000.
07/17/10
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