Pharmacy News
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Tabula Rasa HealthCare Earns Geriatric and HITRUST Certifications
Tabula Rasa HealthCare has reported that all of its eligible clinicians within its subsidiary CareKinesis have achieved board-certified geriatric pharmacist recognition. This certification distinguishes pharmacists for their in-depth knowledge of geriatric drug therapy and as preferred providers of care for seniors.
Tabula Rasa’s...
Synergy Medical Named PROFIT 500 Company
Synergy Medical announced that Canadian Business and PROFIT ranked Synergy Medical on the 29th annual PROFIT 500 definitive ranking of Canada’s fastest-growing companies. Published in the October issue of Maclean’s magazine and at canadianbusiness.com, the PROFIT 500 ranks Canadian businesses by their five-year revenue...
PioneerRx First to Certify EMV Quick Chip
PioneerRx reports that it is the first pharmacy management software company to certify the EMV Quick Chip transaction with Heartland Payment Systems. Quick Chip streamlines the secure checkout process by reducing the amount of time the card must remain inserted...
Arete Pharmacy Network and Topco Associates Collaborate
Arete Pharmacy Network and Topco Associates have announced a collaborative venture that will enable Topco’s member pharmacies to pursue contractual relationships with payers as a unified entity. The two organizations will create a new grocery chain contracting option for payers, which will...
Rx30/ComputerRx’s Enhanced Medication Services (EMS) Gains Traction
Rx30/ComputerRx’s new Enhanced Medication Services (EMS) center is gaining significant traction with funded programs for its 8,600 pharmacies. Staffed and operated by pharmacists and technicians, EMS was formed to provide for maximum patient engagement and significant “quality lift” in...
PerceptiMed Announces Senior Director of Manufacturing
PerceptiMed, the developer of scripClip will-call automation systems and identRx machine vision verification systems, has announced that Kesavan Srikumar (“Sri)” has joined the company as senior director of manufacturing.
He brings 30 years of manufacturing experience to PerceptiMed. Prior to this...
Balls Food Stores Deploys FDS’ eNGAGE and myDataMart
FDS Inc. has announced that Balls Food Stores has deployed its eNGAGE and myDataMart solutions. With eNGAGE, Balls’ pharmacists are empowered to create and manage medication synchronization plans easily, take advantage of additional revenue from medication therapy management (MTM) and immunization opportunities,...
Pharmacy HIT Collaborative Releases Updated Value Sets
The Pharmacy HIT Collaborative now has an updated release of SNOMED CT value sets for pharmacy documentation. The value sets are accessible from the National Library of Medicine’s Value Set Authority Center.
SNOMED CT is a coding terminology used for clinical...
J M Smith Creates Long-term Care Solutions Group
J M Smith has announced a customer-driven strategic realignment in which its Integra LTC Solutions President Kevin Welch will assume leadership of all long-term care technology solutions, including PrimeCare.
“Long-term care customers have been asking for focus on their needs,” says Welch, who...
BestRx Pharmacy Software Partners with Updox
BestRx Pharmacy Software has selected Updox Pharmacy Connect to provide its users with tools to enhance star ratings, engage patients, drive revenue, and manage workflows. “As a service to our pharmacist customers, we have always focused on delivering software solutions...