CARY, N.C., April 17, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Flip
the Pharmacy, a 5-year pharmacy transformation program directly
supporting over 800 community-based pharmacies and impacting
thousands more, announced the winners of its inaugural Flip the
Pharmacy Awards. The year one winners are:
- Pharmacy of the Year: Norland Avenue Pharmacy in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
- Flip the Pharmacy Team of the Year: Team Pennsylvania
- Technology Solutions Provider of the Year: PioneerRx Pharmacy
Software
"Congratulations to Team Pennsylvania, Norland Avenue Pharmacy,
and PioneerRx Pharmacy Software for being selected as this year's
awardees," announced Randy
McDonough, PharmD, MS, BCGP, BCPS, FAPhA, Director of
Practice Transformation for the Flip the Pharmacy program. "There
were many excellent nominations, but these three candidates stood
above the others with their commitment to practice transformation.
It is a privilege to recognize their efforts."
Over 500 pharmacies were selected for the first Cohort of the
Flip the Pharmacy program, which runs through September 2021. The Pharmacy of the Year Award is
given to a participating pharmacy that makes an exemplary
commitment to transforming their practice model and supporting the
overall purpose of Flip the Pharmacy.
Norland Avenue Pharmacy in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania was awarded Flip
the Pharmacy's first-ever Pharmacy of the Year Award.
"We are so excited to win the first-ever Flip the Pharmacy
Award! Our pharmacy staff has been working extremely hard to
transform to a pharmacy that is truly focused on our patients and
their health. This award recognizes that effort. We are extremely
blessed by God to be honored with this award," said Wayne Myers, PharmD, Owner of Norland Avenue
Pharmacy.
Flip the Pharmacy's Team of the Year Award is given to a funded
team from each Cohort that exhibits an exemplary commitment to
supporting its participating pharmacies and to supporting the
overall purpose of Flip the Pharmacy. Currently, there are over 40
different Flip the Pharmacy teams participating in the initiative,
some with pharmacies in both Cohorts.
Team Pennsylvania, comprised of
38 participating pharmacies and dozens of Flip the Pharmacy coaches
from across the state, was selected from a multitude of nominations
as the Flip the Pharmacy Team of the Year. Over the year, those
pharmacies submitted 30,857 eCare Plans (10% with blood pressure
readings) and 16,669 of those identified a medication-related
problem.
"This is truly an honor, and a testament to the commitment of
numerous partners who came together to support community pharmacy
practice transformation in Pennsylvania," Stephanie McGrath, PharmD, Executive Director of
Network Operations for Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network and
representative of Team Pennsylvania. "The real contributing factor
to our success is the partnerships and collaborative 'let's roll up
our sleeves and get this done' attitude."
The Flip the Pharmacy's Technology Solutions Partner of the Year
Award is given to a technology solutions provider that exhibits an
exemplary commitment to providing necessary technology resources to
support pharmacy practice transformation and the overall purpose of
Flip the Pharmacy. There are nearly 20 pharmacy management systems,
clinical documentation systems, or other technologies that have
developed capabilities with the Pharmacist eCare Plan and were
considered for this award.
PioneerRx Pharmacy Software was selected as this year's winner
of the Flip the Pharmacy's Technology Solutions Partner of the Year
Award.
"It's an honor to win the Flip the Pharmacy Technology Award as
it is a reflection of how much PioneerRx and the people that work
here care about the profession of pharmacy," said Josh Howland, PharmD, MBA, Vice President of
Clinical Strategy for PioneerRx Pharmacy Software. "More than that,
it's evidence of several years' work and feedback from independent
pharmacists across the country that lets us know we're on the right
track to helping transform the future of community pharmacy. As a
pharmacist, I couldn't be any happier."
Flip the Pharmacy has been made possible through the generous
support of Founding Sponsor: Community Pharmacy Foundation and
Program Sponsor: Compliant Pharmacy Alliance, as well as numerous
team sponsors and program partners.
Media Contact
Jay Williams, Flip the Pharmacy,
+1 614-824-9750, jwilliams@cpesn.com
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