It can be difficult to know when to implement today’s technological breakthroughs in your independent pharmacy and when to hold off. The amount of learning required and the uncertainty that…
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5 Tips to Avoid HIPAA Violations in Social Media
Independent community pharmacies work diligently to make sure their business meets HIPAA regulations. But what about when pharmacists and employees go online individually? When the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability…
5 Pharmacy Social Media Blunders (And How to Avoid Them)
The time has come for independent community pharmacists—and their businesses—to join the conversation on social media. Social media provides a viable opportunity for marketing, education and discussion with patients and…
A Must-Have Tool to Simplify Medicare Part D
A visit to Medicare.gov to help patients compare Part D plans can try the patience of even the most tolerant pharmacist. Frustration with the slow, complex and hard-to-navigate site is…
8 Reasons to Offer Text Alerts to Patients
Helping your patients stay on top of their prescriptions is just a text message away. It’s easy to let patients know when their prescription is ready and when it’s time…
Are You Making These 5 Email Mistakes?
Although you may not use email to communicate with your patients, you likely do use it to correspond with your business partners. While email is an efficient way to connect…
How to Choose the Best Pharmacy Computer System For You
In your pharmacy, the computer is probably the one tool you use more than anything else. This multi-purpose machine is responsible for keeping your daily workflow smooth. But without the…
Why It’s Time to Offer Online Refills
As patients today become more technologically savvy, you have another refill option to consider—online refills through your pharmacy’s website.
How to Grow Your Pharmacy’s Facebook Page
Facebook isn’t something to ignore. Some of the site’s 850 million monthly active users are your patients. If you don’t have a Facebook page for your pharmacy, or if you…
There’s an App For That: Using Smartphones to Manage Diabetes
With one device, your diabetic patients can start improving their health. Hint: It’s more of an ordinary gadget than a blood glucose monitor. Your patients likely have ?it in their…
Why Your Pharmacy Needs a Website
When patients type your pharmacy’s name into a search engine, does your pharmacy even show up? More than 266.2 million people in North America are online and an estimated 97…
The Best Apps to Download for Your Pharmacy
It can be difficult to know when to implement today’s technological breakthroughs in your independent pharmacy and when to hold off. The amount of learning required and the uncertainty that…
5 Tips to Avoid HIPAA Violations in Social Media
Independent community pharmacies work diligently to make sure their business meets HIPAA regulations. But what about when pharmacists and employees go online individually? When the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability…
5 Pharmacy Social Media Blunders (And How to Avoid Them)
The time has come for independent community pharmacists—and their businesses—to join the conversation on social media. Social media provides a viable opportunity for marketing, education and discussion with patients and…
A Must-Have Tool to Simplify Medicare Part D
A visit to Medicare.gov to help patients compare Part D plans can try the patience of even the most tolerant pharmacist. Frustration with the slow, complex and hard-to-navigate site is…
8 Reasons to Offer Text Alerts to Patients
Helping your patients stay on top of their prescriptions is just a text message away. It’s easy to let patients know when their prescription is ready and when it’s time…
Are You Making These 5 Email Mistakes?
Although you may not use email to communicate with your patients, you likely do use it to correspond with your business partners. While email is an efficient way to connect…
How to Choose the Best Pharmacy Computer System For You
In your pharmacy, the computer is probably the one tool you use more than anything else. This multi-purpose machine is responsible for keeping your daily workflow smooth. But without the…
Why It’s Time to Offer Online Refills
As patients today become more technologically savvy, you have another refill option to consider—online refills through your pharmacy’s website.
How to Grow Your Pharmacy’s Facebook Page
Facebook isn’t something to ignore. Some of the site’s 850 million monthly active users are your patients. If you don’t have a Facebook page for your pharmacy, or if you…
There’s an App For That: Using Smartphones to Manage Diabetes
With one device, your diabetic patients can start improving their health. Hint: It’s more of an ordinary gadget than a blood glucose monitor. Your patients likely have ?it in their…
Why Your Pharmacy Needs a Website
When patients type your pharmacy’s name into a search engine, does your pharmacy even show up? More than 266.2 million people in North America are online and an estimated 97…