Increases to Health Mart Offerings

McKesson continues to add value to its Health Mart program. For example, it now offers a consumer Web portal, which is a customizable Web site for online refill ordering and for Health Mart pharmacists to communicate with their customers. By linking independent Web sites to the national Health Mart site, the portal allows consumers to easily find Health Mart pharmacies. It also features an easy-to-use health and wellness library filled with articles and podcasts on conditions and treatments.
The company also introduced the Health Mart Purchasing Advantage Program, which facilitates the negotiation of discounts from vendors of up to 60% off prices on goods and services that small businesses often purchase.
The Health Mart University Online was expanded to offer convenient always-accessible online courses in addition to in-person courses that are offered annually at the McKesson Pharmacy Strategies Conference.
“Health Mart recognizes the critical role that community pharmacies play in providing personalized care and is committed to raising awareness of Health Mart pharmacists as important members of patients’ healthcare teams,” says Tim Canning, Health Mart senior VP.

MPS Adds Functionality to EnterpriseRx

The new functionality recently announced by McKesson Pharmacy Systems (MPS) includes a Health Mart-branded user interface and integration with Health Mart pharmacies’ Web sites through the EnterpriseRx pharmacy Web portal, a business intelligence tool called Enterprise Reports Director that provides reporting and analysis capabilities for monitoring business performance and trends, as well as modules for accounts receivable and long-term care.
The company is also piloting a central-fill solution through an EnterpriseRx independent pharmacy user in Southern California. This allows independents to aggregate prescriptions from multiple locations and move fulfillment to an off-site location that can help save up to 25% in labor and inventory costs.

MTM Program Paying Off

McKesson is finding positive results from its medication therapy management (MTM) pilot, which began in March 2008 with the Wisconsin Pharmacy Quality Collaborative, a multiorganizational program led by the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin. Participating pharmacies are using software and services from McKesson to deliver MTM and receive reimbursement for these services from participating payers. More than 50 pharmacies in Wisconsin are taking part and earning as much as $800 a month.
“McKesson’s MTM services have made a big difference in the way I can help my patients,” says Sue Sutter, owner of Marshland Health Mart Pharmacy in Dodge County, Wisc. CT