Pharmacy Technology

ARLINGTON, Va. — Surescripts recently released its 2016 National Progress Report, highlighting the fact that its network facilitated 10.9 billion secure transactions last year, including 1.6 billion electronic prescriptions — a 12% increase over 2015. The company’s interoperable network connected 21.5% more healthcare professionals than it did in 2015 — 1.3 million — with 230 million patients.

At the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz., Drug Store News caught up with Innovation’s EVP global business development, Doyle Jensen, to discuss the opportunity that lies in pharmacy automation, particularly central-fill technology.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Pharmacy technology solutions provider QS/1 and Asembia have announced a new partnership. Asembia’s Asembia1 specialty pharmacy workflow platform will be integrated with QS/1’s software platform as a result of the partnership.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Pharmacy software solutions company QS/1 president Tammy Devine will be retiring later this year, the company announced Tuesday. There is currently a national search underway to find a successor for Devine, who joined the company as president in 2011.

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized use of Cook Medical’s Flourish Pediatric Esophageal Atresia Anastomosis, a “first-of-its-kind” medical device to treat infants up to 1 year old for a birth defect that causes a gap in their esophagus, called esophageal atresia.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association on Thursday urged Senate Republicans to keep a number of important prescription drug-related provisions as they consider House passage of H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act.

“Prescription drug coverage is an essential health benefit,” stated Douglas Hoey, CEO NCPA. “Any meaningful drug coverage should include patient choice of pharmacy and access to face-to-face counseling with a community pharmacist they know and trust.”

NEW YORK — iMedicare’s latest launch is looking to make it easier for pharmacists to integrate Star Ratings management into their workflow. The company on Thursday launched a new platform that allows them to monitor Star Ratings and tend to actions without a separate dashboard.

QUEBEC — McKesson Canada, a leading supplier of automation equipment and technology solutions to Canadian hospital and retail pharmacies, on Tuesday announced significant enhancements to its PACMED Core software platform that support customers, improve the efficiency of compliance packaging for patients, advance packaging accuracy and further enhance pharmacy workflow.