Phillip Berry

CEO
Phillip Berry is Founder and CEO of Northwind Pharmaceuticals. A graduate of Butler University, he has served on the board of advisors for the College of Business and is an active Butler alum.

Driven by a desire to transform businesses and communities through creative problem-solving, Phil leads the strategic vision of Northwind. His commitment to improving population health reaches beyond the workplace to creating positive health outcomes for underserved groups in his home town of Indianapolis and globally.

Phil has served as board Vice President for Gennesaret Free Clinics and as a member of the board of directors for Timmy Global Health. A graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program through Babson College, he went on to serve as a Business Advisor to that program and a mentor to other entrepreneurs.

Phil currently serves as a Board Member for the National Association of Worksite Health Centers.

An active blogger on healthcare and business topics, Phil has authored three books: Nexus of Care, Stones Across the River, and Every Day is Gameday.

Phil is based in Indianapolis and offices out of Northwind's headquarters at the former St. Bernadette’s Church and School.

Featured Articles

Practice Development: Planning Part 2

Phillip Berry | Nov 14th, 2014
When you’re in the healthcare industry, growing your business has an added obstacle: keeping patient care paramount. As discussed in a previous post, it is possible to both expand your business and maintain top quality patient care, as seen in the example of the pulmonologist. [insert hyperlink to previous blog post here] So what exactly … more »
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Practice Development: Planning Part 1

Phillip Berry | Nov 13th, 2014
When it comes to growing a healthcare organization, many individuals are looking for creative ways to expand all while keeping patient care the top priority.  One great mechanism for such growth is physician dispensing.   Consider, for example, a pulmonologist developing a business plan for his clinic. As a way to expand and keep the … more »
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Physician Dispensing: Economics Part 2

Phillip Berry | Nov 12th, 2014
When it comes to prescribing patterns of general practice physicians, there are similar trends among practices. These trends often show that the practice could benefit from in-house dispensing. Let’s Dig Deeper Take, for example, a well-established family practice with a single physician who is taking advantage of in-house dispensing. The physician averages 19 prescriptions each … more »
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Feeling Pressure? 8 Steps to Cope

Phillip Berry | Nov 11th, 2014
Let’s face it, life is tough. Obstacles abound and coping is simply one of the skills that must be mastered if you want to survive let alone thrive. Everyone struggles with adversity from time to time. Sometimes the weight of it feels like it is crushing us. I’m no psychologist nor am I immune to … more »
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Physician Dispensing: Economics Part 1

Phillip Berry | Nov 11th, 2014
One of the major drivers for doctors considering dispensing pharmaceuticals from their clinics is the potential revenue.   The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows: About 633,000 working doctors in the United States. About half work in physician offices 15% are self-employed 40% or all working physicians are general practitioners On average, general practice physicians … more »
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Labeling Options

Phillip Berry | Nov 10th, 2014
When it comes to dispensing, physicians typically have two options for tracking and labeling medications: A manual system using handwritten labels and a logbook Software that tracks medications and automatically prints labels The best method varies from practice to practice. Manual Labeling When labeling manually, clinics use a binder with carbon label sheets.  When a … more »
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