INNOVATIVE PRACTICE FORM

Name Bill Kelly

Address Super Save Drugs -Town West 1412 N. Valley Mills Waco, TX 76710

Phone # 817-776-5953

Briefly describe innovation

Bill is the manager of the Town West location of Super Save Drugs. They specialize in the practice of pharmaceutical care in a community pharmacy. They are enrolled in a program called Pharmcare , which provides the pharmacy tools that free the pharmacist to focus on cognitive activities and patient monitoring. As a Pharmcare pharmacy, they are set up in stations that allows the work to flow in an effective manner. The technicians do most of the "filling" of the prescriptions, which leaves the pharmacist available for patient counseling, blood pressure monitoring, blood glucose/cholesterol screening etc. The pharmacist checks each prescription prior to turning it over to the patient. Bill offers such services as those listed above, as well as, asthma status monitoring. They also serve as a -site for testing of new computer software released by Pharmcare.

Method of Reimbursement:

Payor(s) Mainly patient, but some third party

Reimbursement rate: varies with service

Is documentation required? no

Specialized training required? Yes, a 2 week training period by Pharmcare

Software/instrumentation required? Yes, proprietary software from Pharmcare

Intervied by: Chad Hayes