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Health-System Pharmacy Evolution: An Expanded Role for Med Reconciliation
Practice settings across healthcare are finding value in expanding the pharmacy’s role, and health systems are no exception. In this interview with Carolinas HealthCare...
High-Volume Dispensing: One Step at a Time
TCGRx EVP of Sales and Marketing Matt Noffsinger talks about what you should really be thinking about when you hear the term “high-volume dispensing” these days. You’ll be surprised that it’s not necessarily a huge central-fill or mail-order operation. Find out how you can bring the efficiencies that drive traditional high-volume settings right down to any dispensing volume and apply them piece by piece to meet a pharmacy’s needs and growth strategy.
High-Volume Solutions: Questions To Ask and Success Stories
TCGRx EVP of Sales and Marketing Matt Noffsinger talks about what you should really be thinking about when you hear the term “high-volume dispensing” these days. And here he offers two questions to ask yourself before you talk to at tech vendor and two examples of pharmacies making the most of a step-wise approach to high-volume pharmacy.
Tipping the Scales on Quality — One Patient at a Time
Established in March 2016 through a joint venture between American Associated Pharmacies‘ United Drugs and H. D. Smith’s Third Party Network, Arete Pharmacy Network has earned a reputation as a quality-focused pharmacy services administrative organization (PSAO) in the independent community retail pharmacy market. For a pharmacy in today’s healthcare environment, star ratings and performance scores are essential to achieving revenue goals.
70 Years And Still Innovating: Phillips Pharmacy Forges Ahead
Wayne MacArdy, R.Ph., is co-owner and managing pharmacist of Phillips Pharmacy, which is in its 70th year serving the people in and around Mauston, Wisc. There are two, separately licensed pharmacies on the site: one is what MacArdy describes as a traditional retail business, while the other is a closed-door operation serving nursing homes and assisted-living facilities.
Advanced Technology at Will-Call: scripClip Automated Will-Call Management
In this interview with ComputerTalk, PreceptiMed’s President, CTO, and Founder Alan Jacobs shares his inspiration for scripClip and his vision for will-call automation that focuses on technology that eliminates medication errors in retail pharmacies, long-term care facilities and hospitals.
Will-Call Technology: An Extra Step for Patient Safety
Manual will-call management is still the norm across pharmacy, but one pharmacy at Purdue University decided to take action and pilot an automated will-call system. Nicole Noel, Pharm.D., talks about the results. Find out why her staff can’t imagine going back to a manual will-call system.
Three-Clicks-or-Less Philosophy Drives User Experience at Computer-Rx
Computer-Rx has long been a leader in pharmacy technology. Late last year, the company announced that Lauren Warkentine had been appointed president. ComputerTalk writer Bruce Kneeland caught up with Warkentine to learn about her goals as she takes over leadership of the company.
Helping Pharmacists — Helping Patients
Adherence Trend Addressed with Medicine-On-Time Solutions. Medicine-On-Time has long recognized the importance of patient adherence. In this interview with ComputerTalk’s Maggie Lockwood, VP of Sales and Marketing John Hassell describes a company poised to give pharmacy the software tools in 2017 to continue to be on the forefront of adherence programs.
The Cost of Not Getting It Right
In this interview, Dave Johnson, vice president at Kirby Lester and a 15-year veteran of the community pharmacy industry, talks about one thing that he still doesn’t understand. Why would a pharmacy ever be okay with losing money, when easy, affordable technology could prevent it?
