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  • Defining the project: Choosing the right automation solution

    The great medieval philosopher and astronomer Maimonides once noted, “the risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.” Apparently, this applies also to choosing and defining the scope of an automation solution for a high-volume pharmacy.

  • Building the right central-fill solution

    Feedback from pharmacies that have incorporated high-volume automation into their operation and an ongoing collaboration with Binghamton University's Watson Institute for Systems Excellence has given Innovation an unparalleled ability to ensure that the systems they install run smoothly and efficiently, speakers at the company's inaugural change management symposium noted earlier this month.

  • Self-assessing the size, scope of a high-volume pharmacy automation solution

    The needs of pharmacies looking to incorporate high-volume automation into their central fill or mail-order prescription fulfillment process vary from operation to operation, Innovation executives and Binghamton University faculty members said at a symposium held earlier this month at the university's Watson Institute for Systems Excellence.

  • Innovation, BU WISE welcome symposium attendees

    Pharmacy automation solutions supplier Innovation and the Watson Institute for Systems Excellence held an in-depth symposium on the role automation is playing in pharmacy operations. More than 60 students, Innovation executives and representatives from community pharmacy chains, pharmacy benefit management companies and mail-order facilities attended the two-day event earlier this month on the campus of Binghamton University. The symposium, which executives hope will become an annual event, kicked off with a welcome reception. 

  • Binghamton’s new pharmacy school to ‘take profession to new level’

    The soon-to-open Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will take the profession to a new level, founding dean Dr. Gloria Meredith told attendees at the joint Innovation/BU symposium on change management for pharmacy operations earlier this month.

    “We're not going to be just another pharmacy school,” she said. “The idea is to create something unique; something that will impact the profession.”

  • MSC, SinfoníaRx team to bring patients on-demand pharmacist access

    TUCSON, Ariz. — A new partnership between savings program company Medical Security Card (MSC)’s ScriptSave WellRx app and medication management company SinfoníaRx will bring on-demand pharmacist access to users of the savings program app. 
     

  • QS/1 launches WebConnect 5.0

    SPARTANBURG, S. C. — Pharmacy technology solutions company QS/1 on Wednesday announced the launch of the latest version of its facility-to-pharmacy communication tool, WebConnect 5.0. The new version features tools that can help long-term care (LTC) facilities access patient information and quickly order prescription refills. 
     

  • 3 ways technology is advancing patient care, enhancing the pharmacy and driving outcomes

    Standing: Tim Weippert of Thrifty White Pharmacies, Craig Norman of H-E-B, Brandon Worth of Walmart, Khan Siddiqui of higi, Jeff Key of Pioneer Rx and Philecia Avery of Kroger. Seated: Guest moderator Chris DImos of McKesson, Rick Gates of Walgreens, Josh Flum of CVS Health, Frank Maione of PerceptiMed and Jocelyn Konrad of Rite Aid.

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