AmerisourceBergen

When John Bellitti — owner of HB Pharmacy in North Arlington, N.J.

At this year’s Good Neighbor Pharmacy’s ThoughtSpot conference, there were a lot of takeaways from the show that pharmacists can implement immediately upon returning to work. There was a new Innovation and Technology Showcase on the show floor this year. AmerisourceBergen announced its plan to launch a state-of-the-art ordering system called ABC Order, which will be available to customers in 2017.

As critical as it is to celebrate the independent spirit that drives community pharmacists to excel in patient care, it is as critical to empower those independents by ensuring patient access. AmerisourceBergen is empowering its independent partners in three critical ways: by ensuring patient access through its direct relationships with manufacturers, by commanding better terms through greater economies of scale and by heralding the market power independent pharmacy can wield in reaching underserved patient populations with specialty medicines.

Above: Paul Satterfield, Business Coach – Retail for AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp., led two continuing education sessions at Good Neighbor Pharmacy ThoughtSpot 2016: “A Brave New World – of Profit: Turning your Front End from a Convenience Center into a Profit Center,” which he taught alongside fellow Business Coach Danny Nelson, and “Embrace Your Full Potential as a Pharmacy Staff Member: YOU are the Cornerstone of the Patient Experience!”

In late July, Drug Store News traveled to Las Vegas to cover AmerisourceBergen ThoughtSpot 2016 for a series of special reports.

Above: Elevate Provider Network Vice President Peter Kounelis and Managed Care Director Rick McKaig present the continuing education session “The Motive Behind the Madness: Managing Drug Spend and Trend” at Good Neighbor Pharmacy ThoughtSpot 2016.

Strategic investments that AmerisourceBergen is making into its supply-chain platform are driving an enhanced, best-in-class customer experience.

A year after its launch, AmerisourceBergen and Good Neighbor Pharmacy’s Elevate Provider Network is serving as an example of how a pharmacy services administrative organization driven by data can enhance member pharmacies’ ability to improve patient health while excelling on Star ratings measures.