Walgreens Renewal
Walgreens Boots Alliance • 2018
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Renewal Program Overview

The Walgreens Renewal team aimed to improve and reimagine the prescription fulfillment system used by pharmacists and technicians. Initially, the plan was to introduce a four-app ecosystem, but user testing revealed inefficiencies that led to a redesign into a single, integrated platform.

Original program in Walgreens pharmacies

The Problem

  • The four-app system didn't align with real-world pharmacy workflows.
  • Switching between apps increased prescription filling time by 20%.
  • Touch controls were slower compared to keyboard shortcuts.
  • Pharmacists and technicians often shared devices, making role-specific apps inefficient.
  • My Role

    I initially joined as a visual designer for the Clinical application, focusing on patient safety. My ability to drive cross-team design consistency led to my promotion as the Lead Designer for the Walgreens Renewal Program.

    I led a team of two designers with two core objectives:

    1. Audit the four applications to identify inconsistencies and areas for improvement.
    2. Develop a unified strategy to merge the apps into a single, streamlined platform.

    Discovery Phase

    Audited existing screens to identify UI inconsistencies in key areas like patient profiles and prescription drug displays.


    Analyzed data points to determine what patients could edit, what was required, and what could be automated from other systems like Epic and Walgreens' B2C app.


    Design: Iterate & Establish Patterns

    Working with UX and Product, we created reusable UI layouts and patterns. Identifying a common template for the renewal app.

    New Pattern Example: Prescription Drug
    • Streamlined Layouts: Reduced prescription drug layouts from 
15+ variations to 5
    • Future-Proofing: Incorporated flexibility for upcoming features
    • Data Organization: Consolidated and standardized data points to ensure consistency

    Strategy & Development

    Design and Product were tasked to start to think of what the renewal home screen will look like and how it will help improve main ways of working.

    Areas of strategy focused on: 

    • Patent focused vs Task focused home screens
    • Bookmarking Patients and working on families together  
    • Improving app relationship with B2C Walgreens app via virtual consultation & Waiters

    Results

    • I presented the new single Renewal application designs to executives and the new approach was bought in and agreed to.
    • Consolidated four applications into a unified platform.
    • Standardized navigation for a seamless user experience.
    • Developed a custom design system optimized for pharmacy workflows.
    • Created a flexible workflow to accommodate all prescription fulfillment scenarios.
    • Prototypes found massive success compared to the 4 app model.