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EnterpriseRx(TM) Launches Today for Independent PharmaciesJuly 07, 2008 |
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LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McKesson Pharmacy Systems (MPS), a unit of McKesson Corporation, today launched its next-generation pharmacy management system — EnterpriseRx™— at the McKesson Pharmacy Strategies Conference in Las Vegas. EnterpriseRx is a complete pharmacy management system that facilitates control over the entire prescription filling process while simultaneously providing a solution for many common administration and management responsibilities. The Web-based system’s innovative features differentiate it from any other pharmacy system on the market today, and empower pharmacies to seamlessly adjust to industry shifts, confidently deliver excellent patient care, and consistently measure business results. EnterpriseRx, an innovative, centrally hosted pharmacy management system built from the ground up, was designed by pharmacists with real-world experience. “Leveraging a modern architecture to respond quickly to industry and regulatory changes, rather than embedded legacy code, EnterpriseRx allows our customers to adapt to a dynamic marketplace. It can also serve as a platform for facilitating new or third-party technologies into the pharmacy,” explained Scott Bagwell, SVP of Sales and Marketing for MPS. With improving patient safety as a key goal, the EnterpriseRx designers wanted to enable pharmacists to consistently provide accurate and complete pharmacy care. Therefore, the EnterpriseRx pharmacy workflow is designed to allocate queue-based activities on the roles of the pharmacist and technician, and can adjust with the changing needs of the business. With built-in accuracy scans, real-time communication, and defined user permissions, EnterpriseRx fine-tunes performance without compromising quality. Furthermore, with anywhere/anytime access, a pharmacist working remotely can log into the system during peak hours to perform work “virtually” on behalf of the store, reducing the backlog for those on-site. As a centrally hosted (ASP-based) model, EnterpriseRx centralizes databases (such as patient, prescriber, third-party, product, and so on), reporting, pricing, and drug updates, providing independents with the operational control, visibility, and support needed to help reduce costs and streamline administrative tasks. Carlos Tami, President of Q Pharmacy in Texas, an MPS beta customer, states: “We made a strategic decision at the start to find a solution that supported a personalized-care pharmacy model. We wanted scalability and access to the system from anywhere at anytime, as well as a low-cost IT infrastructure and great support — we found it all with EnterpriseRx.” About McKesson Pharmacy Systems With over 35 years of experience, McKesson Pharmacy Systems, a division of McKesson Corporation, offers a host of integrated pharmacy software solutions, which are intuitively constructed and tailored for the healthcare industry. We provide thousands of pharmacy management systems to independent, chain, hospital, clinic, and long-term care pharmacies in all 50 states. To find out more information about McKesson Pharmacy Systems’ complete portfolio of products and services, please visit us at www.pharmacysystems.mckesson.com. About McKesson McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 18th on the FORTUNE 500, is a healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes, and improving the quality and safety of patient care. McKesson is the longest-operating company in healthcare today, and will mark 175 years of continuous operations in 2008. Over the course of its history, McKesson has grown by providing pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and payors designed to improve outcomes for patients.
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