Posted 3/30/2024, 5:00:23 PM
Walgreens Pursues New Clinical Roles and Reimbursements for Pharmacists Amid Retail Shifts
- Walgreens CEO aims to achieve provider status for pharmacists to allow reimbursement for select services
- Shifting model to more clinical vs retail focus, closing some VillageMD clinics
- UK allowing pharmacists to diagnose/prescribe some conditions; Walgreens sees potential for US
- Facing pharmacy staff shortage but sees pharmacists as underutilized clinical assets
- Plans to customize stores and incentivize managers while building pharmacists' clinical roles