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

Making a Difference for Students

Phillip Berry | May 18th, 2009
One of the student health centers with which I’ve been working plans to begin offering pharmaceutical dispensing to students beginning this Fall.  In this particular case, her enthusiasm got me thinking about what we do and the value we provide to our clinics and their patients.  This particular clinic serves about 2,500 students in a … more »
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Good Ideas for Dispensing Clinics

Phillip Berry | May 15th, 2009
I was talking to one of our physicians this week about the practices and protocols she uses to make pharmaceutical dispensing safe and easy within her clinic.  Besides being incredibly energetic and enthusiastic about her patients and growing her practice, this physician had some very good suggestions for any clinic considering medication dispensing: Develop a … more »
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Physician Dispensing Weight Management Medications

Phillip Berry | May 14th, 2009
Medically directed weight loss has become a necessity for many people.  One element of a phycisian-directed program is medication.  Bariatric practices that offer medication dispensing are able to bring another tool to the battle against obesity.  Northwind Pharmaceuticals helps bariatric clinics implement pharmaceutical dispensing by providing prepackaged pharmaceuticals, labeling and tracking systems as well as … more »
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Homeward Bound Indiana

Phillip Berry | May 13th, 2009
Homeward Bound is a fundraising walk to bring attention to homelessness.  The Indianapolis version of this walk will be held on June 14.  Money raised from the walk goes to benefit a number of charitable organizations in Central Indiana.  I have elected to have any money I raise go to Gennesaret Free Clinics; a collection … more »
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Thinking of Dispensing From Your Clinic? Part IV

Phillip Berry | May 5th, 2009
In previous posts, I’ve discussed legal, financial and operational considerations as they relate to physician dispensing.   This post is dedicated to the most important element of medical dispensing: patient considerations. Office medication dispensing brings many benefits to the clinic: revenue, differentiation and patient compliance to name a few.  What does it bring the patient? Convenience, … more »
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Thinking of Dispensing From Your Clinic? Part III

Phillip Berry | May 4th, 2009
Clinic dispensing requires a number of operational considerations.  I’ve talked about labeling and tracking medications.  Other physician dispensing considerations include staffing and processes. Staffing – clinics often fear that office medication dispensing requires a lot more effort on the part of staff members.  This does not have to be the case.  Few clinics are overstaffed … more »
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