Onsite central fill and mail solution takes ambulatory prescription
volume up to 3,000 prescriptions per shift
McKesson High Volume Solutions will introduce ExpressRx Track TM at the 46 th American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition being held this week in New Orleans. ExpressRx Track is an automated, high-speed conveyor-based solution for pharmacies dispensing up to 3,000 prescriptions per shift.
"ExpressRx Track is designed to make central fill, mail order and specialty solutions an option for more ambulatory pharmacies," said Michael Jordan, senior vice president McKesson High Volume Solutions (HVS). "The addition of this system also reduces current demands on labor resources and enables pharmacists and staff to redeploy their focus on new patient-focused programs that may generate new revenue streams for their pharmacy."
The HVS ExpressRx Track solution offers a small footprint and an affordable price, plus it is scalable to meet the needs of any pharmacy that is interested in centralizing pharmacy dispense efficiency with a mail order, specialty or central fill model. Available as a tote or puck conveyance solution, ExpressRx Track addresses key ambulatory pharmacy issues by:
- Reducing inventory carrying costs
- Automating up to 98% of all countable prescriptions
- Delivering 99.99% industry-leading counting accuracy
- Enhancing safety with RFID, bar-code and imaging technology
- Easily interfacing to pharmacy management systems and most major wholesaler inventory systems
"Every ambulatory pharmacy is different so we designed ExpressRx Track with enough flexibility to suit the demands of many pharmacy configurations," said Jordan. "Our goal is to help health systems realize greater efficiency, patient safety and cost savings through pharmacy automation to achieve their business and patient care goals."
According to Jordan, adding central fill is a key step toward freeing pharmacists' time to play a larger role in patient care and provide medication reconciliation services for discharge patients, or medication therapy management services that improve patient medication adherence. ExpressRx Track fully integrates with multiple pharmacy management systems, including EnterpriseRx™, McKesson's pharmacy management system. This integration enables pharmacists to have a centralized view of prescription tracking to provide real-time feedback to patients on prescription pickup or delivery times. EnterpriseRx also offers Enhanced Refill Processing which gives discharge patients the option of enrolling in a program to receive their refills direct from the ambulatory pharmacy.
EnterpriseRx and ExpressRx Track are two key pieces of technology offered by McKesson's Ambulatory Pharmacy Solutions, a portfolio of solutions to help hospitals capture new revenue, improve workflow efficiency and extend the continuum of care for improved clinical outcomes.
McKesson at the American Society of Health System Pharmacists 2011 Midyear Meeting and Exhibition
McKesson is showcasing ExpressRx Track and EnterpriseRx at the 2011 Midyear Meeting at Booth #713.
To arrange for a tour, please contact Sue Ellen Schaming at 415.722.8583.
About McKesson High Volume Solutions
Reduce drug spend and open doors to new revenue. By leveraging HVS pharmacy automation, you can maximize labor efficiency, minimize cost to fill and inventory losses and increase cash flow resulting in significant savings to your organization. McKesson High Volume Solutions (HVS) is the industry's leading pharmacy automation solutions provider. Originally SI/Baker, we have been creating pharmacy automation software, engineering automation solutions and innovating pharmacy automation hardware solutions for customers for over 25 years. McKesson HVS can help you automate your medication filling processes and reduce administrative complexity to help reduce labor costs, raise productivity, dramatically reduce errors, speed the delivery of care and improve patient safety. For more information, visit www.McKesson.com/hvs .
About McKesson Pharmacy Systems
With more than 40 years 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 health care 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 contact us at www.pharmacysystems.McKesson.com or contact the individual named above.
About McKesson
McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 15th on the FORTUNE 500, is a healthcare-services and information technology company dedicated to making the business of healthcare run better. We partner with payers, hospitals, physician offices, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies and others across the spectrum of care to build healthier organizations that deliver better care to patients in every setting. McKesson helps its customers improve their financial, operational and clinical performance with solutions that include pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management, healthcare information technology, and business and clinical services. For more information, visit www.McKesson.com .
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