title: Building a business case for an outpatient pharmacy.
abstract: To be successful, an outpatient prescription pharmacy service built and operated by a hospital should be run as a competitive business, not in the manner of an inpatient operation. The outpatient pharmacy should not be a siloed entity that operates separately from the inpatient pharmacy. A hospital may miss a significant margin opportunity if it runs the pharmacy strictly as a safety net for uninsured or underinsured patients.
authors.forename: Gregory S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Jorgenson
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Stevenson
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D003157:Community Pharmacy Services / Q000191:economics; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000191:economics; D006285:Health Planning