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

Integrative Medicine as Practice Enhancer

Phillip Berry | Oct 23rd, 2008
Increasingly, we are seeing physicians embracing alternative forms of medicine and healing to treat their patients.  These products and techniques can enhance the level of care provided to patients while providing revenue and differentiation opportunities for the clinic.  Wikipedia describes alternative medicine as a healing practice that that does not fall within the realm of … more »
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Identifying and Managing Drug Seekers – Part 2

Phillip Berry | Oct 22nd, 2008
In an EMS Magazine article by Greg Friese, Randal Wojciehoski and Amanda Friese, they discuss ways to identify and deal with drug seekers.  According to their article, common “techniques” seen by EMS providers include: “I have tooth pain, and I am unable to see my dentist.” Oral exam findings show no swelling, abscess, bleeding gums, … more »
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Identifying and Managing Drug Seekers – Part 1

Phillip Berry | Oct 21st, 2008
One common objection to physician dispensing is the challenge of managing drug seekers.  Though drug seekers can be a problem for any prescriber, dispensing physicians have the additional challenge of dealing with a patient who knows they have products at the clinic. The first part of this post series will focus on identifying drug seekers.  … more »
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Responsible Pharmaceutical Dispensing

Phillip Berry | Oct 20th, 2008
Though I am a proponent of physician dispensing as a means for benefiting patients and practices alike, it is important to be vigilant in dispensing responsibly.   In January 2008, The Office of National Drug Control Policy published a study on the non-medical use of prescription and OTC drugs among teens.  A few results from this … more »
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Top 10 Dispensed Medications

Phillip Berry | Oct 16th, 2008
Successful physician dispensing typically focuses on the most commonly prescribed medications for a particular practice.  Nationally, the list below summarizes our practices’ most commonly dispensed products: Amoxicillin Hydrocodone w/APAP SMZ-TMP Penicillin Cephalexin Isoniazid Albuterol inhalers Ramipril Doxycycline Hyclate  Naproxen Pharmaceutical dispensing programs at the clinic level typically provide treatments for acute symptoms using generic medications.   … more »
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Care and Community Health Centers

Phillip Berry | Oct 15th, 2008
This past week-end, I participated in a tour of locations for a local community health center.  This operation receives thousands of patient visits each year.  All of the care given to patients is free; including pharmaceuticals and medical supplies. During this event, I had the opportunity to speak with a number of other like-minded people … more »
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