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

Dispensing Solution for Physicians – Part II

Phillip Berry | Feb 26th, 2014
In my last post, I discussed four key aspects of a complete dispensing solution: Products Pricing Software Service In this post, I want to dig-in a bit on the service aspect and discuss  more fully what “dispensing solution” should mean for a dispensing clinic.    First of all, I want to give some perspective on … more »
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Dispensing Solution for Physicians – Part I

Phillip Berry | Feb 24th, 2014
Drugs and Pricing When a practitioner decides to dispense medications from his or her office, initial thoughts always go to products and pricing.  Physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants want  the right medication, in the right strength & count for the right price.   In this category, key elements indicating a complete physician dispensing solution … more »
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DSI/PSS Round Two

Phillip Berry | Feb 21st, 2014
Congratulations!  You managed through the DSI/PSS transition!  They dealt you some lemons by closing down and you’ve made lemonade!  Or have you? Let’s face it, the first priority was to find an easy way to maintain your supply chain and dispensing capability with minimal interruption.  You found a supplier, transitioned your purchasing and…now what?  Service … more »
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Every Day Is Game Day

Phillip Berry | Oct 18th, 2013
Remember that sensation when you woke up in the morning knowing that later that day you would be playing in a competitive event?  Or maybe you woke up anticipating a performance?  How about that day that you had the interview of your life?  Remember those feelings?  The nervous energy associated with being called on to … more »
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Streamlining Your Transition from McKesson/PSS/DSI

Phillip Berry | Oct 15th, 2013
We are now less than 45 days from the closing of repackaging operations for PSS/DSI.  The market has been flooded with dispensing clinics looking for new suppliers and vendors like Northwind Pharmaceuticals have been scrambling to respond to everyone.  My recent post PSS/DSI Dispensing Clinics Lifeline – We're Here to Help!,  talked about how we might … more »
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Northwind and MDScripts – Physician Dispensing Partnership

Phillip Berry | Oct 1st, 2013
This summer, Northwind Pharmaceuticals entered into a partnership with MDScripts to bring their medication dispensing software to existing and future Northwind clinic customers.  As the regulatory world becomes more complex and clinic needs follow, it only made sense to partner with a “best-in-class” solution to make sure our customers had access to the right tools … more »
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