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Elevate Your Pharmacy’s Success with IPC’s Consulting Solutions

In the face of declining reimbursements that continue to erode profits, IPC’s Pharmacy Services and Business Consulting team is your ally in navigating the complexities of the pharmacy business landscape. As a member of IPC, you gain access to premier 1 on 1 pharmacy consulting services that tackle the most prevalent issues facing community pharmacy today, ensuring your operations remain lean and profitable.

Our goal is to help your pharmacy:

  • Mitigate the impact of declining reimbursements and safeguard your bottom line.
  • Strategically control the cost of goods to maintain competitive pricing without compromising quality.
  • Overcome staffing obstacles by optimizing your workforce and enhancing productivity.
  • Embrace change efficiently, even when time is scarce, with our streamlined processes and expert guidance.

Through personalized consultations, our seasoned pharmacy professionals leverage their extensive expertise to elevate your pharmacy’s performance. Our strategic methods encompass:

  • Add Revenue Streams.
  • Increase Profits from Existing Operations.
  • Helping you manage your PSAO.

Let IPC contribute to the overall well-being of your pharmacy’s success and the health of your patients and help you grow.

IPC Members Succeed with Pharmacy Services Support and Consultation in the Following Areas:

Immunization Programs

Providing vaccines as a pharmacist is a great way to build additional revenue at your pharmacy. To help you get started on or improve your immunization program, we can help you understand how to promote your program and navigate the requirements and regulations in your state.

Performance Management

Using a performance information management platform provides your pharmacy with unbiased, benchmarked performance data. Our team can guide you through the implementation of the platform to increase revenue and effectively use it to improve patient’s health outcomes.

Point-of-Care Testing

Performing diagnostic testing in your pharmacy to give patients rapid and reliable results to aid in the care of patients helps to enhance revenue for community pharmacies. We can support your team in finding resources for training and help you implement your program.

340B

The 340B program offers eligible healthcare providers access to low-cost medications, which allows them to expand the type and volume of care they provide to vulnerable populations. Pharmacy Services can help you understand the program rules and whether you are eligible.

Medical Billing

Generating healthcare claims for submission to insurance companies ensures that a pharmacy will be paid for medical services rendered. Our team can help you understand the intricacies of this process to make sure your pharmacy receives proper payment for services rendered.

Long Term Care

Providing medication and consultation services to long-term care facilities is a great way to diversify your business and enhance revenue. Our Pharmacy Services team can help you identify and implement the resources you need to enter this market.

Other Clinical Services

As with the other services and educational opportunities, Pharmacy Services is here to answer your questions. If you are interested in clinical services not listed here, please reach out to our team. We are happy to help you or direct you to the appropriate resources.

Independent pharmacy owner calls IPC’s Pharmacy Services and Business Consulting “game changing”

“Well, for us, it’s been a wonderful experience that everybody that I’ve talked to or worked with, IPC has been wonderful to work with. We’ve been very fortunate. They have a very good pharmacy services team, and they’ve helped us navigate through different things and helped us get new programs in the pharmacy going in. They really have the game changing expertise that a small pharmacy needs.”

– Bill Drilling, Drilling Pharmacy, Sioux City, IA

Pharmacy Services Team

Kelli Stovall, Vice President of Pharmacy Services - Independent Pharmacy Business Consulting Expert

Kelli Stovall

Vice President of Pharmacy Services

Kelli Stovall serves as Vice President of Pharmacy Services at Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC), where she plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of independently owned community pharmacies.

With a pharmacist’s eye and a devotion to community care, Kelli brings more than two decades of experience in pharmacy management and the implementation of community-focused clinical service programs. Kelli has a relentless pursuit of excellence and a passion for driving positive change for the independent pharmacy industry; and is committed to elevating independent community pharmacies and securing their future.

Kelli’s mission is to empower independent pharmacy business owners and ensure the sustainability of the industry. Through her leadership, she leads initiatives aimed at facilitating revenue-generating opportunities for IPC’s membership, fostering growth and prosperity within the independent pharmacy community.

Kelli leads the Pharmacy Services team at IPC with dedication, advocating for members’ interests, providing education, and offering expert business consultations to support independent pharmacy owners in navigating the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare.

Samantha Pomeroy, IPC Pharmacy Services Director - Independent Pharmacy Business Consulting Expert

Samantha Pomeroy

Pharmacy Services Director

Samantha Pomeroy serves as a Director of Pharmacy Services. She works diligently to support our membership in identifying and implementing new business solutions to help them practice at the top of their profession. Having worked as a Director of Operations and Certified Pharmacy Technician for over 18 years in community pharmacy, she has seen firsthand the struggles that pharmacies face and has a passion for helping them succeed.

Samantha Pomeroy, IPC Pharmacy Services Director - Independent Pharmacy Business Consulting Expert

Shannon Battle

Pharmacy Services Manager

Shannon Battle serves as the Manager of Pharmacy Services. As a certified pharmacy technician, Shannon brings over 12 years of retail, community and closed-door pharmacy experience to the Vendor Advantage Network. She works tirelessly to seek out the most efficient business solutions, the highest revenue margins and elevated customer service possible from vendors offered to our members. Shannon’s history as a Pharmacy Training Manager has given her valuable insights into the real behind-the-scenes needs of a pharmacy and providing quality access to products and services for our members is her number one priority.

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