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Point-of-sale (POS) systems can be powerful tools for running your pharmacy better, improving your financials, and serving your patients more effectively. Whether it’s inventory, pricing, reporting, receivables management, prescription tracking, or signature capture, the POS power users we spoke with for this story have found multiple ways to put this technology to work.
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Features
by John Becker
Astrup Drug has deployed a forward-thinking solution to the issue of providing pharmacy services in small-town rural Minnesota: telepharmacy. Find out what it’s taken to make the commitment to this combination of cutting-edge technology and personal services — from the regulatory issues to the practical considerations of setting the pharmacy up.
by Bruce Kneeland
Security is a major concern that pharmacists have found a number of different ways to address. From a traditional safe to high-tech solutions, read about tools that can deter theft and, in the event of a crime, support law enforcement.
Departments
The Story Behind the Technology
AWP: Its Role in Pharmaceutical Markets
10 Ways to Use Twitter in Community Pharmacy
NCPDP 5.1 to D.O
Better Consumer Education Needed
Cardinal Health’s 2009 Retail Business Conference
National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Pharmacy & Technology Conference
Podcast
Technology Perspectives: Pharmacy and Healthcare Reform
In this podcast, McKesson Pharmacy System’s President Stanton McComb covers a range of topics surrounding pharmacy, technology, and the current drive for healthcare reform.
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