Pharmacy News

INDUSTRY WATCH: July/August 2014 Rx History Interface from QS/1 QS/1 has introduced an interface to ESI in order to view a patient's prescription history. This is enabled by QS/1's PowerLine system. The information is stored on ESI's repository of retail prescription...

INDUSTRY WATCH: May/June 2014 Illinois Pharmacy Benefits from Robotic Storage and Retrieval Medicine Shoppe in Mt. Vernon, Ill., has implemented Innovation’s two-tower RxSafe robotic storage and retrieval system to help optimize the pharmacy’s prescription fulfillment and inventory management. “Our primary goal for...

INDUSTRY WATCH: May/June 2014 PCA Pharmacy Finds Advantage with TCGRx Technology In partnership with TCGRx, PCA Pharmacy, a subsidiary of Trilogy Health Services, implemented TCGRx’s ATP-Rx with SmartTrayRx and InspectRx in its Columbus, Ohio, location in 2013, and this year plans...

INDUSTRY WATCH: May/June 2014 QS/1 App for iPad Signature Capture QS/1 has released eSigcap, an iPad app for signature capture. Once the app is installed and configured with the QS/1 pharmacy system, the iPad can collect prescription signatures wirelessly around the...

INDUSTRY WATCH: May/June 2014 IMS Institute Reports on Drug Spending Key findings from the IMS Institute report on use and cost of medicines in 2013 were: Total spending on U.S. medicines increased 1% on...

INDUSTRY WATCH: May/June 2014 CoverMyMeds Selected by ANSHealth The partnership with CoverMyMeds, announced by AdvanceNet Health Solutions (ANSHealth), will provide automated prior authorizations (PAs) through its open-source enterprise pharmacy management system, ePostRx. When an ePostRx user receives a notice that a prior...

INDUSTRY WATCH Health Market Science subject matter expert Daniel Schofield will deliver a session on prescriptive authority, new CMS rules for Part D, and prescriber verification on Thursday, June 26. This is a topic that hits on a relevant issue for every pharmacy...

INDUSTRY WATCH New hires and enhanced solutions reflect company’s continued expansion into pharmacy and government sectors. Health Market Science (HMS), a leading supplier of provider data and end-to-end solutions that address data management, regulatory compliance and market intelligence challenges announces...

INDUSTRY WATCH Health Market Science Five-Time Winner Health Market Science (HMS), located in King of Prussia, Pa., has been named to Inc magazine’s 5000 list of America’s fastest growing private companies. Rankings rely primarily on revenue growth. HMS has had a...