Workflow has been the pharmacy buzzword for the past few years. We take a look at what workflow entails and the benefits that can be derived from this new prescription-processing model. You will hear what the system vendors have to say about the eatures in workflow systems that are reshaping pharmacy. Read the story .

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Plus: Workflow Systems: Are You Ready for a Change?

Seaside Pharmacy: Where Everything Is Shipshape
by Bruce Kneeland
We keep hearing about the problems pharmacists are having in keeping their heads above water in an environment dominated by third-party payers. Lessons can be learned from the business model used by Joe Seibert at this successful independent pharmacy in San Pedro, Calif., about how to thrive despite the margin pressures on prescription drugs.

Freeing Up Time with Point of Sale
by Maggie Lockwood
Point-of-sale systems offer a host of features to help save time, but have you thought about a digital video recorder interface? If not, you may want to look into this after hearing how it's paying off for East Burke Pharmacy in Hildebran, N.C. Next up for the POS system, to save time, is a virtual inventory module.

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Microsoft's HealthVault: Are You Ready for
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E-Everything on the Rise

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The National Community Pharmacists Association's Technology Seminar

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