 We have something for everyone in nearly any pharmacy practice site: the Academic Aces, the Community CEOs, the Hospital Heros, the Primary Care Pros and many more! Truth: Being a pharmacist is not for the faint of heart. It can be stressful, challenging and yes, overwhelming. And did I mention stressful? Then... why do we do it, day in and day out? One simple reason: We believe in serving people so we can add that little bit of hope and happiness to a patient's life. BUT At the end of the day, you have a ton of responsibility and pressure placed on you. Like your patients depend on you, you depend on your career to provide FINANCIAL STABILITY and PERSONAL FULFILLMENT. However, with all the negativity swirling around the these days with pitiful reimbursement and job market instability, it can be easy to get discouraged. But not these pharmacists... I've gathered some of the most influential, inspiring pharmacists in the industry to share their stories. They share tips and advice on how they were able to SUCCEED DIFFERENTLY. NOW I'M SHARING THEIR STORIES WITH YOU! The best part? The Elevate Pharmacy Virtual Summit is FREE. Don't get me wrong, there is a TON of value in attending in-person conferences, however, the truth is more often than not, you can't attend those because of budget, time constraints, kids, staffing issues, etc. Needless to say, pharmacy is also so diverse, it would be nearly impossible to attend ALL the THINGS. With Elevate, however, you get instant access to high-quality information and new ideas to grow your business and career. We have something for everyone in nearly any practice site: the Academic Aces, the Community CEOs, the Hospital Heros, the Primary Care Pros and many more. It's cost-effective and convenient, and you don't even step out of the comfort of your home or pharmacy! 5 days of info-packed sessions, 20+ expert brains waiting to be picked, 48-hour access to each day's interviews & 9 hours of CE credit up for grabs. With all that amazing content, you're going to need a plan! Click here to download our exclusive Summit Playbook with the Event Agenda It's all yours, all free, and it starts on Wednesday, May 8th, 2019! This year's Summit is back and it's going to be even bigger and better than last year, click here to check out our Agenda! Day 1 – Collaborating with Synergistic Healthcare Professionals Day 2 – Growing Revenue through Clinical Services Day 3 – Marketing Strategies for Your Pharmacy Skillset Day 4 – Innovating to Provide Value-Based Care Day 5 – Niching Down and Positioning Yourself as an Expert Last year, we registered 1,800 pharmacists from around the globe and a good percentage of them decided the content was so valuable, we got messages like these:
And did I mention those 9 CE hours up for grabs are accredited for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians through our partners at the NCPA Innovation Center? Are you ready to Elevate Your Practice? Click here to register before you forget! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Blair Green Thielemier, PharmD is an independent consultant pharmacist living in Arkansas with her husband and two children. Her latest project is the host and producer of pharmacy’s first virtual conference, the Elevate Pharmacy Virtual Summit in partnership with the NCPA Innovation Center. She is the founder of Pharmapreneur Academy, an online e-Course and Community where she guides pharmacist-entrepreneurs through the process and barriers of building a pharmacy consulting business. She is the author of How to Build a Pharmacy Consulting Business and facilitates in-person Business Planning Workshops and Mastermind Retreats for female Pharmapreneurs across the country. More information about Dr. Thielemier can be found on her website.
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If you’ve ever wondered how to legally protect yourself as a pharmacy consultant, I’ve got good news: Getting the legal documents you need doesn’t have to take tons of time spent in meetings with lawyers or even gobs of $$$ to make it happen. No matter what stage your business is in, it does have legal needs that can’t be ignored. However, I understand that time and money are often a concern, so having the option to do it yourself with the right forms can make all the difference when it comes to just getting it done quickly and correctly. And that’s exactly why I’ve partnered with Businessese to offer you an array of super-affordable DIY legal templates, custom-created by an attorney for the distinct needs of your pharmacy consulting business! CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE TEMPLATES WE'VE PUT TOGETHER Believe me, this is THE simplest, fastest way to protect yourself and your business as a consultant pharmacist. No stuffy sit-down meetings with lawyers required (I've already done that part for you!). In our recent live training webinar, we proudly presented the 4 new Businessese Legal Templates designed exclusively for consultant pharmacists:
Danielle and I created these DIY legal forms to save you tons of time, money and prevent legal headaches down the road. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Blair Green Thielemier, PharmD is an independent consultant pharmacist living in Arkansas with her husband and two children. Her latest project is the host and producer of pharmacy’s first virtual conference, the Elevate Pharmacy Virtual Summit in partnership with the NCPA Innovation Center. She is the founder of Pharmapreneur Academy, an online e-Course and Community where she guides pharmacist-entrepreneurs through the process and barriers of building a pharmacy consulting business. She is the author of How to Build a Pharmacy Consulting Business and facilitates in-person Business Planning Workshops and Mastermind Retreats for female Pharmapreneurs across the country. More information about Dr. Thielemier can be found on her website. 
As a new or established small business owner, you’ve no doubt got tons on your mind—ensuring you’re providing the highest quality of support to your patients, generating more traffic to your website to bring in new clients, staying up-to-date on the latest resources and knowledge in your field—the list continues. Something you may not have thought about, however, is preparing legal documents for your business. When I first started this blog, I didn't have a clue which privacy policies or terms and conditions were required to protect my website visitors! And, let’s face it — dealing with your legal needs isn’t exactly the most exciting part of your business. After all, you trained as a pharmacist, not a lawyer. But here’s the deal: no matter what stage your pharmacy consulting business is in, it does have legal needs that can’t be ignored. Handling the legal items for your business now so they don’t become a problem later means your business has a SOLID FOUNDATION going forward. The Pharmapreneur Academy has partnered with Businessese to create super-affordable DIY legal templates, custom-created by an attorney for the specific needs of consultant pharmacists! Join us LIVE, Sunday April 7th at 8pm CENTRAL for a free training on how to getting "Scripts for Success: Legal Forms for Pharmapreneurs" Danielle Liss, Esq. Founder of Businessese and myself will be co-hosting a free, LIVE webinar discussing the forms that will save you tons of time, money and prevent legal headaches down the road:
With all the complexities that come with running a consulting business — particularly as a pharmacist — doing so without legal protection simply isn’t worth the risk. So, join us live Sunday, April 7th at 8pm CENTRAL for a free, live training on how to using Scripts for Your Legal Needs as a Pharmapreneur! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Blair Green Thielemier, PharmD is an independent consultant pharmacist living in Arkansas with her husband and two children. Her latest project is the host and producer of pharmacy’s first virtual conference, the Elevate Pharmacy Virtual Summit in partnership with the NCPA Innovation Center. She is the founder of Pharmapreneur Academy, an online e-Course and Community where she guides pharmacist-entrepreneurs through the process and barriers of building a pharmacy consulting business. She is the author of How to Build a Pharmacy Consulting Business and facilitates in-person Business Planning Workshops and Mastermind Retreats for female Pharmapreneurs across the country. More information about Dr. Thielemier can be found on her website. 
 FINANCIAL FEBRUARYHaving a good handle on your personal finances is the best head start you can give yourself in business. Do you have a good understanding of personal expenses (whether you use the "b" word or not ... budget)? If so, it will be easier to calculate how much money you actually need to walk away from a job. Pharmacists often ask me: How long will it take to replace my pharmacist salary so I can leave my job? But I think that’s the wrong question. You should first ask yourself: What are my base fixed expenses that I must pay each month? When I put my pen to paper and really looked at my budget, I realized how little I actually needed to cover the basics! I had no idea how much less I could live off of until I wrote it down. That knowledge made my transition to entrepreneurship much less scary. The first year, after I lost my job, I took a $40,000 pay cut! But working for myself set me free. I also made every mistake there is to make on my road to entrepreneurship. That is why I invited Your Financial Pharmacist founder and author of The Seven Figure Pharmacist, Tim Ulbrich, to our February Member Call to talk about "How to Become a Seven Figure Pharmapreneur." I want Pharmapreneur Academy members to avoid the same missteps I made on my journey. Tim will teach us calculations and exercises to help us put our personal finances in order and build our businesses on a healthy financial foundation. I will also SHARE my own experiences with personal finance and how it’s changed my life. My kids are still a bit young to understand money but when we begin talking about it my first lesson to them will be: "You can afford ANYTHING you want, but can’t afford EVERYTHING." - Paula Pant I think that applies to business, too. You can afford to build the business of your dreams. As soon as you are willing to sit down and look at what you’re no longer willing to waste money, time, and energy on. Once you focus, you can redirect those resources into your business. 99491: THE NEW CCM CODE ON THE BLOCKDo you remember the "regular" CCM code 99490? It codes for about 20 minutes of a non-provider clinical staff member visit with a patient enrolled in a chronic care management (aka CCM) program. Code 99490 is for a once monthly non face to face visit with a patient that generally reimburses for about $42. As of January 2019 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid introduced a new code for CCM: 99491. The "little sister code," 99490, is for 20 minutes of non provider contact with a patient. The new code 99491 is for 30 minutes of “directly involved provider care.” That means it needs to be provided by a qualified healthcare professional instead of clinical staff member. At this point I would not recommend that pharmacists attempt to bill for code 99491 since in most states we do not have qualified health care provider status. The difference in reimbursement, however is quite generous. If you are practicing with a provider who spends a little bit of extra time with the patient in a given month the provider is able to bill for their time using the new higher reimbursing code. Whereas the 99490 code reimburses for about $42 dollars the new one reimburses for between $74 and $84 dollars At 30 minutes versus 20 minutes, code 99491 pays almost double what you would be paid for the 20 minute 99490 visit, thus reflecting the provider’s direct involvement. We expect to see code 99491 being used in place of with 99490 when on a certain month the provider must be more involved. However the 99490 and 99491 codes cannot be used together in the same calendar month. Additionally if you'll refer back to our complex and chronic care management code video you’ll see there's also a “complex code 99487” that codes at an even higher rate for a more complicated patient visit. Code 99487 cannot be used at the same time as a 99491 visit either. CMS wanted to give providers who are more involved in the patient's care a chance at the higher reimbursement. If, for example, the next month it can return to clinical staff member (or pharmacist) they can return to using the 99490 code. Just remember, right now, only ONE of the codes, 99490, 99491 or 99487 may be used per month based on the level of care provided. If you're interested in learning more about chronic care management, get more information and videos like this one delivered straight to your inbox by registering at btpharmacyconsulting.com/newsletter Ready to get your CCM consulting business of the ground? Click here to register for our LATEST webinar the Top 3 Most Successful Consulting Business Models  New! ELEVATE SUMMIT PODCAST Exciting news Pharmapreneurs! Our new podcast featuring interviews from the very first Elevate Pharmacy Virtual Summit has now launched. Not familiar with the Summit? The Summit is a way for pharmacy professionals to earn continuing education hours by listening to or watching interviews with industry experts. You can listen anywhere, like, the comfort of your own home. "We love the virtual summit because it allows all members of our pharmacy team to watch the interviews and get excited about the content." It can be tough for one person to come back from a conference and relay the excitement and information to others We know that not everyone can travel. But now there is a way to share in the experience while learning everything that’s usually only available to conference attendees. The Elevate Pharmacy Summit Podcast Season 1 Interviews about consulting in ambulatory care settings from: ⇢ Amina Abubakar ⇢ Joshua Akers, PharmD, BCACP ⇢ Nicholas Dorich ⇢ Mary Ann Kliethermes ⇢ Sandra Leal ⇢ Ashley Lorenzen PharmD BCPS ⇢ Kate Morton ⇢ Sue Paul ⇢ Michelle Thomas ⇢ DeArcy Vaughan, PharmD, MBA, BCACP, CDE, CTTS Listen to these interviews and get excited for this year’s Elevate Pharmacy Virtual Summit, May 8-12, 2019! You can get your free ticket at ElevatePharmacySummit.comNot a podcast junkie (yet)? Here's how to get on-board:
Keep an eye out for Season 2 to drop around the middle of March.  GxRPh: The Academy's Latest Training Course!
This is a message I received from one of my Pharmapreneur Academy members. I love getting these messages because it reminds me of the rush that comes with new opportunities. As a pharmacist, you may think you’re “stuck” in a certain type of job, but you’re not. I found MTM consulting and it changed my life. Now I’d like to help change yours. If you are interested in learning more about Pharmapreneur Academy, sign up for this Sunday's LIVE webinar! The free, Live training is March 3rd at 4pm CST --->>> CLICK HERE TO GRAB YOUR SEAT 2019 PHARMAPRENEUR WOMEN'S RETREAT AND MASTERMIND"It was a great small group experience that helped me see people in all walks of life trying to achieve a dream. Totally different than what I expected because it wasn't a group of just independent pharmacy owners trying to make ends meet. I did love that it was all women as most groups are mixed. I would love to do this again!" What is a MASTERMIND group? A mastermind group offers a combination of brainstorming, education, peer accountability and support in a group setting to sharpen your business and personal skills. I joined my first mastermind in 2016 with a group of women that saw eye-to-eye. I didn’t come from a family of entrepreneurs, so having other business owners to talk to was a huge benefit. It’s because of that experience that I am hosting my second mastermind retreat for female pharmacists! We will meet in Las Vegas for two days (Sept. 13 & 14, 2019) to help you plan and develop new projects for the year and discuss opportunities for growing your business. If you are interested, read more in the blog post and email me directly to see if you'd be a good fit! THE 3 "LEGS" OF THE PHARMAPRENEUR ACADEMYPersonal development is SO important for the business owner and the business.
SO MUCH SO, I RECENTLY DID AN ENTIRE TRAINING ON PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOAL SETTING. The Pharmapreneur Academy has some specific recommendations for services to offer. However much of it is business related advice (not clinical) and can translate to many different business models in pharmacy. Most of our members are either implementing consulting services in the community pharmacy setting (health coaching, weight management, genetic testing, etc) or in an ambulatory care setting under a collaborative physician. We now have over 160 members in the Pharmapreneur Academy and many of them started with some of the same questions you probably have right now. We've got members ranging from the brand-new entrepreneur to more advanced business owners who already have a consulting arrangement, but need help refining their model. There are 3 essential "legs" of the Pharmapreneur Academy: the e-Course, the Forums and the Monthly Member Calls.
The February member call is a training with Tim Ulbrich an expert on pharmacist personal finance and author of The Seven Figure Pharmacist ". It can be attended live or accessed via replay in the Academy Forums. The Pharmapreneur Academy is a good fit for pharmacists who are thinking about offering innovative services, but aren't sure exactly where to start. The e-course at the Academy is a comprehensive business coaching program for pharmacists wishing to start offering advanced consulting services. Thanks so much for reading and I'll see you right here again next Month! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Blair Green Thielemier, PharmD is an independent consultant pharmacist living in Arkansas with her husband and two children. Her latest project is the host and producer of pharmacy’s first virtual conference, the Elevate Pharmacy Virtual Summit in partnership with the NCPA Innovation Center. She is the founder of Pharmapreneur Academy, an online e-Course and Community where she guides pharmacist-entrepreneurs through the process and barriers of building a pharmacy consulting business. She is the author of How to Build a Pharmacy Consulting Business and facilitates in-person Business Planning Workshops and Mastermind Retreats for female Pharmapreneurs across the country. More information about Dr. Thielemier can be found on her website. 
Join us on March 3rd for a brand-new course on "How to Build a Genomics Consulting Business". In the GxRPh e-Course you'll learn:
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About Your Host: Blair Thielemier, Founder & Coach, Pharmapreneur Academy
Blair Green Thielemier, PharmD is an independent consultant pharmacist living in Arkansas with her husband and two children. Her latest project is the host and producer of pharmacy’s first virtual conference, the Elevate Pharmacy Virtual Summit in partnership with the NCPA Innovation Center. She is the founder of Pharmapreneur Academy, an online e-Course and Community where she guides pharmacist-entrepreneurs through the process and barriers of building a pharmacy consulting business. She is the author of How to Build a Pharmacy Consulting Business and facilitates in-person Business Planning Workshops and Mastermind Retreats for female Pharmapreneurs across the country. More information about Dr. Thielemier can be found on her website.  The Pharmapreneur Academy is proud to welcome Your Financial Pharmacist co-founder and CEO Tim Ulbrich to Guest-Host our February Member Call! Tim is a clinical professor of pharmacy and program director for the Master's in Health-System Pharmacy Administration at The Ohio State University. After paying off more than $200,000 in non-mortgage debt, Tim is working to empower pharmacists and pharmacy student to take control of their future. He is the founder of the Your Financial Pharmacist blog and co-host of the Your Financial Pharmacist Podcast. Tim and his colleague Tim Church are the authors of the Seven Figure Pharmacist, a read I highly recommend. This month's live call is Tuesday, February 26th at 8pmCST and will focus on becoming "The Seven Figure Pharmapreneur". Live attendees with have a chance to ask myself and Tim questions about how we handle our finances as small business owners. You're going to hear us share personal experiences and what's worked for us throughout our "pharmapreneurial" journeys. CLICK HERE TO PRINT THE WORKSHEET WE'LL USE ON THE CALL These Monthly Member Calls are an exclusive benefit for current Academy members only, if you're not a member JOIN Now at Pharmapreneur Academy.com to get instant access. A few things we'll be covering on the call is:
I've dubbed this month "Financial February" as I think is a fantastic time to reflect on your financial foundation while putting your tax documents together. In this week's Academy Forum thread, I shared my financial goals for this month, which are:
These Monthly Member Calls are an exclusive benefit for current Academy members only, if you're not a member JOIN Now at Pharmapreneur Academy.com to get instant access. I hope to see you on the call! About Your Host: Blair Thielemier, Founder & Coach, Pharmapreneur Academy
Blair Green Thielemier, PharmD is an independent consultant pharmacist living in Arkansas with her husband and two children. Her latest project is the host and producer of pharmacy’s first virtual conference, the Elevate Pharmacy Virtual Summit in partnership with the NCPA Innovation Center. She is the founder of Pharmapreneur Academy, an online e-Course and Community where she guides pharmacist-entrepreneurs through the process and barriers of building a pharmacy consulting business. She is the author of How to Build a Pharmacy Consulting Business and facilitates in-person Business Planning Workshops and Mastermind Retreats for female Pharmapreneurs across the country. More information about Dr. Thielemier can be found on her website. What you will learn on this free training :
Register now and get instant access to this free training! About Your Host: Blair Thielemier, Founder & Coach, Pharmapreneur Academy Blair Green Thielemier, PharmD is an independent consultant pharmacist living in Arkansas with her husband and two children. Her latest project is the host and producer of pharmacy’s first virtual conference, the Elevate Pharmacy Virtual Summit in partnership with the NCPA Innovation Center. She is the founder of Pharmapreneur Academy, an online e-Course and Community where she guides pharmacist-entrepreneurs through the process and barriers of building a pharmacy consulting business. She is the author of How to Build a Pharmacy Consulting Business and facilitates in-person Business Planning Workshops and Mastermind Retreats for female Pharmapreneurs across the country. More information about Dr. Thielemier can be found on her website.
Today we're discussing the newest CCM Code 99491.
So if you remember the "regular" CCM code 99490, codes for about 20 minutes of a non provider clinical staff member visit with a patient enrolled in a chronic care management aka CCM program. This is a once monthly non face to face visit with a patient that generally reimburses for about $42. As of January 2019 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid introduced a new code for CCM: 99491. The "little sister" 99490 is for 20 minutes of non provider contact with a patient. The new one 99491 is for 30 minutes of directly involved with the provider's care so it needs to be provided by the qualified health care professional instead of clinical staff member. At this point I would not recommend that pharmacists be able to bill for the 99491 code since in most states we do not have qualified health care provider status. The difference in reimbursement, however is quite generous. If you are practicing with a provider who spends a little bit of extra time with the patient and is much more involved in a home visit in a given month you can use the higher reimbursing code. Whereas the 99490 code reimburses for about $42 dollars the new one reimburses for between $74 and $84 dollars. Almost double what you would be paid for the 20 minute 99490 visit. We expect to see this code being used in conjunction with the 99490 when on a certain month the provider must be more involved. However the 99490 and 99491 codes cannot be used together in the same calendar month. Additionally if you'll refer back to our complex and chronic care management code video you know there's also a complex code 99487 that codes at a higher rate for a more complicated patient visit. This code cannot be used at the same time as a 99491 visit either so CMS wanted to give providers who are more involved in the patient's care a chance at the higher reimbursement. Then if the next month it can return to clinical staff member or in XYZ duties they can continue and go back billing to the 99490 code. So if you're interested in learning more about chronic care management check out our past videos on chronic care management and complex chronic care management codes and If you'd like more information and videos like this one delivered straight to your inbox you can join the Pharmapreneur Community Newsletter at btpharmacyconsulting.com/newsletter Of if you're ready to get your CCM consulting business of the ground, join us on our next live webinar to learn more about the Pharmapreneur Academy! Click here to register for our next live webinar ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Blair Green Thielemier, PharmD is an independent consultant pharmacist living in Arkansas with her husband and two children. Her latest project is the host and producer of pharmacy’s first virtual conference, the Elevate Pharmacy Virtual Summit in partnership with the NCPA Innovation Center. She is the founder of Pharmapreneur Academy, an online e-Course and Community where she guides pharmacist-entrepreneurs through the process and barriers of building a pharmacy consulting business. She is the author of How to Build a Pharmacy Consulting Business and facilitates in-person Business Planning Workshops and Mastermind Retreats for female Pharmapreneurs across the country. More information about Dr. Thielemier can be found on her website.
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I get so many questions about building a consulting business and in trying to answer them, I realized we don't really have good terminology around consulting...
YET! In fact, many people still confuse MTM consulting and Long Term Care Consulting. All these questions from colleagues interested in Consulting Careers are very difficult to answer without first IDENTIFYING and DEFINING your Business Model. Therefore, in order to help answer your questions better, I'd like to introduce and name the Top 5 Most Successful Consulting Business Models. 1. The MTM Consultant in a Community Pharmacy 2. The Consultant Pharmacist in a Physician Clinic 3. The Genetic Testing Consultant Pharmacist 4. The Health Expert Pharmacist Offering Cash-Based Services 5. The Expert Pharmacy Business Consultant We'll be discussing each of these in detail on our next live webinar, Sunday February 10th at 8:00p.m. Central On this webinar, we're going to be discussing the top five most successful consulting businesses and those that I help pharmacists build every day in the Pharmapreneur Academy. 1. The MTM Consultant in a Community Pharmacy Our number one most successful consulting business in the Pharmapreneur Academy is the MTM Consultant Pharmacist. Which I'll talk more about through my story and describe what that would look like for you as a consultant and how you can get that business started. 2. The Consultant Pharmacist in a Physician Clinic The number two top most successful consulting business models is the pharmacist that goes into a physician's office as a clinical consultant. As a clinical consultant pharmacist in a physician clinic, you could be doing chronic care management as an offsite subcontractor, you could be in the office performing annual wellness visits, diabetes education or even doing pharmacogenomic testing. 3. The Genetic Testing Consultant Pharmacist Which brings us to our third most successful consulting business model the genetic testing consulting. Now genetic testing is super exciting because we can use it to determine precisely which medications are the best choices for a patient's genotype. As a Genetic Testing Consulting, you would be responsible for identifying a patient's best optimized medication regimen using pharmacogenomic testing. Less studied, but still interesting to pharmacists in the functional medicine area, we can use nutrigenomic testing to identify any gene induced nutrient depletions. Also, now there are even new genetic test where they can tell you what type of exercises are best for your body. So it's a very cool field and we're seeing that blow up as well, and it fits nicely in with our fourth top most successful consulting model. 4. The Health Expert Pharmacist Offering Cash-Based Services The fourth top one is the health coaching or cash based consultant pharmacist. These consultants would be experts in certain health condition or maybe nutrition or CBD or something along those lines where they would be charging cash for their services. There are so many pharmacists interested in preventative care and lifestyle modification using holistic means. A growing trend in integrative or "functional" medicine, is sure to be linked to the current rising success of the Health Expert Pharmacist. The fifth and final business model is an expert in a different realm. Instead of health, this pharmacy consultant can help you achieve WEALTH. 5. The Expert Pharmacy Business Consultant And the fifth most successful consulting business is one I haven't talked about ever before! But I have had so many of you guys asking me that you've had success in your career in one thing or another and now you've got people reaching out to you wanting to learn how you do that thing you did. This this fifth consultant model is what I have transitioned into with the Pharmapreneur Academy. I started out as an MTM consultant in the community pharmacy and as the Academy in our following has grown. It's just been overwhelming how many pharmacists are reaching out to learn how to start their own businesses. My focus in the past Two years has shifted from me helping patients directly to me helping patients through teaching other pharmacists like you how to create your own consulting business. So we're going to go through all five of those in depth NEXT SUNDAY EVENING. I'm going to give you actionable tips and next steps to take to get your consulting business off the ground. So I hope you'll join us. You want to go register for the webinar. Again it's Sunday February 10 at 8:00p.m. Central. So I hope to see you next Sunday and learn from you what it is you're hoping to build in the business of your dreams. CLICK HERE OR REGISTER INSTANTLY BELOW! 
CMS Coding Changes for 2019
You may have been hearing about the new CCM code 99491 which codes for 30 minutes of Chronic Care Management time spent with a patient. The 99491 code for approximately 30 minutes of PROVIDER time spent on patient care reimburses at approximately $74. Whereas its "little sister" code 99490 codes for 20 minutes of CLINICAL STAFF time spent on patient care reimburses at approximately $42. The main difference for the jump in payment is in the nature that the new code reflects a DIRECT PROVIDER INVOLVEMENT. There was also a change in some remote patient monitoring codes and changes to some of the review of systems/past history for an established patient. Read my full write up in this week's Forum Post update in the Pharmapreneur Academy. 
ELEVATE SUMMIT PODCAST
Exciting news Pharmapreneurs! We just launched our podcast featuring interviews from the very first Elevate Pharmacy Virtual Summit If you aren’t familiar with the summit, it is a way for pharmacy professionals to earn continuing education hours by listening to interviews with experts in the industry from the comfort of your own home. "We love the virtual summit because it allows all members of our pharmacy team to watch the interviews and get excited about the content." When only one person from a team travels to a conference, it can be tough to relay that excitement and information to others. But now you can experience and share this content in a whole new way! If you're not a podcast junkie (yet) here's how to get onboard:
Season 1 of the Elevate Pharmacy Summit Podcast consists interviews about consulting in ambulatory care settings from: ⇢ Amina Abubakar ⇢ Joshua Akers, PharmD, BCACP ⇢ Nicholas Dorich ⇢ Mary Ann Kliethermes ⇢ Sandra Leal ⇢ Ashley Lorenzen PharmD BCPS ⇢ Kate Morton ⇢ Sue Paul ⇢ Michelle Thomas ⇢ DeArcy Vaughan, PharmD, MBA, BCACP, CDE, CTTS Listen to these interviews and get excited for this year’s Elevate Pharmacy Virtual Summit, May 8-12, 2019! You can get your free ticket at ElevatePharmacySummit.com 
CONSULTANT PHARMACISTS IMPACT ON PATIENT OUTCOMES AND PROVIDER BURN OUT
PRO TIP: if you’ve got a clinic in mind for pitching your consulting services, start a conversation with the decision makers using an article like this to pique their curiosity. Your “selling” conversations CAN feel authentic and Nikki (Nicole) Rausch is going to do a special training for Academy Members on “Authentic Sales Conversations: Warming Up the Cold Call” Tuesday, January 29 at 6pmP/8pmC. JOIN NOW TO GET ACCESS TO THE REPLAY! Read the full article here.
DO ADVANCED CERTIFICATIONS ENSURE SUCCESS?
As a pharmacist, you may be afraid of stepping outside your comfort zone to start your own business. I know I was. You may be wondering: - Should I get a board certification in ambulatory care? - Should I get an advanced certification? - Should I get my master’s in MTM? When I was getting ready to start my business in 2015, I was considering going back to school to get my MBA. I didn’t really need an MBA, I was just scared. Going back to school wasn’t scary, but starting my own business was. I’m here to tell you that you don’t need to get some advanced certification or more letters behind your name to guarantee your success in business. You can become a success all on your own. If this resonates with you and you’re looking to take that next step forward, join me Sunday, February 10th at 8pmCST, at my free webinar. I will talk to you about the top 5 most successful consulting business models. CLICK HERE TO GRAB YOUR SEAT
BUYING & SELLING
Have you considered becoming a consultant pharmacist, but stopped short after asking yourself something like: “How do I get a physician clinic to hire me when they can just hire another PA or APN?” Know that this is a LIMITING BELIEF and it’s NOT TRUE! The way a consultant PHARMACIST provides value is VERY DIFFERENT than other healthcare providers. It is important that you know and believe this if you are going to be successful as a consultant. Whether you’re selling skincare, real estate, or #consulting services, you have to genuinely believe in your product and believe it will help the person in front of you. If you don’t, that person will sense it. That is why I no longer lack confidence when talking about the Pharmapreneur Academy. I believe in my heart that it’s the best opportunity for pharmacists to start a PHARMACY CONSULTING BUSINESS. If I wasn’t 100% sure, I’d be referring you somewhere else! If you are struggling with limiting beliefs, consider joining the academy. I help members identify their unique value proposition, because you have to believe in your services before you can sell them! BONUS: Nikki (Nicole) Rausch - the Sales Maven - will be talking about these exact things on our January 29 member call!
PREDICTIONS 2019
Number six was my favorite prediction! “...examples of nontraditional partners coming together to deliver direct patient care. While some consider this a threat to traditional providers, close observers will notice disruption happening in both directions. Providers are also reinventing themselves for the future by expanding into retail, and health and wellness.” CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE. THE 3 "LEGS" OF THE PHARMAPRENEUR ACADEMY Personal development is SO important for the business owner and the business. IN FACT I RECENTLY DID AN ENTIRE TRAINING ON PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOAL SETTING. The Academy has some specific recommendations for services, however much of it is business related advice (not clinical) and can therefore translate to many different business models in pharmacy. Most of our members are either implementing consulting services in the community pharmacy (health coaching, weight management, genetic testing, etc) or in an ambulatory care setting under a collaborative physician. We now have over 160 members in the Pharmapreneur Academy and many of them started with some of the same questions you probably have right now. We've got members ranging from brand-new entrepreneur to more advanced business owners who already have a consulting arrangement, but need help refining their model. There are essential 3 "legs" of the Academy: the e-Course, the Forums and the Monthly Member Calls.
The January member call is a training with Nikki Rausch, an expert in "Authentic Selling". It can be attended live or accessed via replay in the Academy Forums. The Academy is a good fit for pharmacists who are thinking about offering innovative services, but aren't sure exactly where to start. It is a very comprehensive business coaching program for pharmacists wishing to start offering advanced consulting services. Thanks so much for reading and I'll see you right here again next Month! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Blair Green Thielemier, PharmD is an independent consultant pharmacist living in Arkansas with her husband and two children. Her latest project is the host and producer of pharmacy’s first virtual conference, the Elevate Pharmacy Virtual Summit in partnership with the NCPA Innovation Center. She is the founder of Pharmapreneur Academy, an online e-Course and Community where she guides pharmacist-entrepreneurs through the process and barriers of building a pharmacy consulting business. She is the author of How to Build a Pharmacy Consulting Business and facilitates in-person Business Planning Workshops and Mastermind Retreats for female Pharmapreneurs across the country. More information about Dr. Thielemier can be found on her website. |
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