The Benefits of Workflow in a Busy Pharmacy

Workflow can play a major role in moving prescriptions through the dispensing process efficiently and managing patients better. From staff specialization to automating administrative tasks and the built-in tracking and safety measures, pharmacies are using workflow to save time and money, improve service, and create a technology foundation to support their strategic objectives. MORE >

Buyers Guide

The source for technology to add to your pharmacy. The 2013 Retail Buyers Guide includes profiles on the latest pharmacy management systems, workflow-specific systems, point-of-sale systems, dispensing automation, systems for LTC, and more. Plus, comparisons of markets served, interfaces offered, and products and services offered. MORE >

2013 Hospital Buyer's Guide

Check out our online listings for hospital pharmacists and IT directors that showcase the products and services from that will increase efficiency and safety in the health-system pharmacy. Learn what 17 companies  offer in workflow, robotics and automation, data conversion, IVR, POS, and more. MORE >

Feature: Filling Fast, Preventing Errors: Automation’s Role

Find out how two pharmacists have deployed robotics and counting automation and organized their dispensing process to minimize errors while maximizing speed.

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The American healthcare IT market will hit $31 billion in 2017, with a compound annual growth rate of 7.4% from 2012 to 2017.

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Catalyst Corner | Medical Advances Continue to Amaze

Medscape ran a great article series last year on cutting-edge medical advances, Entitled “Science or Science Fiction: Cutting-Edge Medical Advances.”

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Exclusive Web Content | Medicare Tools for the Independent

Matt Johnson and Flaviu Simihaian have created an iPad-based, interactive Medicare plan comparison tool for the independent pharmacy market.


Exclusive Web Content | How Can Mobile Point of Sale Benefit Your Pharmacy?

Mobile technology is changing the way we live and the way we do business in more ways than I can keep up with. But unlike many technology advancements that seem to overstimulate and distance us from the personal interactions of days gone by, a handheld register in the pharmacy actually creates a more personal and individualized customer experience.

Featured Pharmacist | Jeffrey Fenerty, R.Ph.

Jeffrey Fenerty, R.Ph., assistant director of pharmacy at Cabell Huntington Hospital, an outpatient pharmacy in Huntington, W.Va., explains the challenges the Kirby Lester KL20 counting and verification system addressed when it was installed two years ago.