Health Mart launching third town hall series to help pharmacies implement medication synchronization

Health Mart pharmacies said Monday it is gearing up for its third series of town hall events.

This series, titled “Get in Sync: Medication Synchronization,” is aimed at getting pharmacists to think about adopting appointment-based models with medication synchronization to take them from reactive prescription filling to proactive and patient-centric filling.

Health Mart is the largest independent pharmacy network in the country, boasting more than 4,200 locally owned community pharmacies across all 50 states. Company officials plan to organize more than 100 complimentary town hall events across the country through early 2016.

“Med sync is a critically important opportunity for independent pharmacists to improve patient care and clinical quality measures, as well as streamline pharmacy operations and improve their bottom line,” Health Mart President Steve Courtman said. “However, med sync is not the end goal; it is the vehicle that will enable our pharmacies to make the transition from just filling prescriptions to taking a more proactive, patient-centric approach.”

The interactive, peer-to-peer workshops will provide a comprehensive review of the benefits of medication synchronization. Pharmacies that have changed to the new model have reported better work environments, incremental prescription growth and significant costs savings in reduced ER visits and hospital admissions.
  
Health Mart has also developed the online "Health Mart University Learning Experience” and Med Sync Playbook, an online guide to connect pharmacies to resources and trainings from Health Mart.

“We recognize one key factor that makes our customers different as independent pharmacies: they already have the relationships with their patients," said Courtman.