No matter where you are in your ownership journey, it’s always a good idea to go to back to basics.

This is exactly what the CORE Program from The National Community Pharmacists Association help you as a pharmacy owner do!

In this episode of The Bottom Line Pharmacy Podcast, we sit down with Pharmacy Owner and Lawyer Scott Pace as he dives deep into getting back to the basics in your pharmacy with leadership, marketing, operations and finances as well as some of the innovative things happening in Arkansas pharmacy and more!

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Scott Pace is a partner at Impact Management Group, a government relations, public affairs, and consulting firm based in Little Rock, Ark. He represents a diverse group of clients with a heavy emphasis on the health care and pharmacy industries.

Scott joined IMG after more than 12 years with the Arkansas Pharmacists Association, where he served as both CEO and COO. While at the APA, Scott successfully worked with the legislature to pass scope of practice legislation for pharmacists and on legislation to amend the Arkansas Constitution to require a pharmacist consultant be a part of the Arkansas medical marijuana dispensaries. He also worked with Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the legislature to pass legislation to license and regulate PBMs in Arkansas.

Scott was also instrumental in crafting and passing Arkansas Act 900 of 2015, the pharmacy legislation that was subject of the landmark Rutledge v. PCMA case that was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in December of 2020.

Scott is a licensed pharmacist and attorney. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Arkansas State University, a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and a Juris Doctorate with High Honors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.

Scott and his wife Anne, who is also a pharmacist, own Kavanaugh Pharmacy in the Heights neighborhood of Little Rock, where they live with their two children, Cameron and Carter.

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Press Release – Sykes & Company, P.A. Joins NCPA's CORE Program

The NCPA CORE Program

With double DIR fees ending, it’s a great time to implement automation in your pharmacy.

Whether your goal is to increase script volume or optimize payroll the opportunities that come with automation are fruitful.

In this episode of The Bottom Line Pharmacy Podcast, Darin Gleason, National Sales Director for Retail and Chains with ScriptPro joins us to share his insights on:

• What’s next for pharmacies after double DIR fees
• Using automation to transition techs into profit centers for your pharmacy
• The importance of analyzing your scripts

And more!


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Darin Gleason is the National Sales Director for Retail and Chains with ScriptPro. He has 17 years of experience working with independent pharmacies and automation.

In his 17 years of work with independent pharmacies, Darin has seen many changes including changes in Medicare Part D reimbursements, COVID, and DIR fees.

ScriptPro is a pharmacy automation system that is built and installed to the custom specs of the pharmacy.

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Bonnie Bond – CPA LinkedIn

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Blog - Improving Profitability and Customer Service Levels Through AI

Blog – Three Tips to Manage Payroll Expenses

Blog – 5 Ways to Diversify Services in Your Pharmacy

In this episode of The Bottom Line Pharmacy Podcast, we explore the world of 503B and 503A pharmacies! We sit down with Dae Y. Lee, PharmD, Esq., CPBS and Partner at Frier Levitt to discuss the latest regulations, compliance requirements, and best practices for both 503B outsourcing facilities and 503A compounding pharmacies, trends in PBM audits, marketing semiglutides, and more!

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More about Dae Y. Lee and Frier Levitt:

Dae Y. Lee, Pharm.D., Esq., CPBS is a pharmacist attorney in Frier Levitt’s Life Sciences Department. Dae’s practice focuses on pharmacy operations, Plan Sponsor operations and compliance, and Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) regulations. Dae co-chairs Plan Sponsor Practice Group with Frier Levitt co-founding partner, Jonathan E. Levitt, Esq. He advises clients in a wide range of matters including insurance and PBM audits and termination, wrongful recoupment, wrongful network exclusion, and governmental investigations. For Plan Sponsors, Dae provides full panoply of legal services ranging from PBM contract negotiations to contract disputes to enforce Plan Sponsor Agreement terms and conditions. In addition, Dae prosecutes reimbursement disputes on behalf of healthcare providers and facilities against health insurance companies. Dae has extensive experience litigating high profile commercial and personal injury cases.

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Podcast - Driving Independent Pharmacy Profitability in 2024