iOS is coming to DeliveryTrack! You asked for it and we listened. Not only can your drivers use any device, see how you can simplify your delivery process, maximize efficiency, and grow your business with DeliveryTrack. Just a few highlights:
DeliveryTrack will be available in the Apple® App Store and Google Play™ store in late 2022.
Celebrating the evolving role of pharmacists and recognizing their work to improve health outcomes.
A Customer Townhall: Integra & LTC
Wednesday, October 26 | 1:30 PM (ET) | 40-Minute Presentation Followed by Q&A
RedSail hosts quarterly townhalls that alternate focus. In this edition, the spotlight is on long-term care pharmacy and Integra solutions. Join leadership to hear the latest product news, get insights from fellow customers, and ask your important questions.
You’ll hear from:
Bob Bates, President of Integra and QS/1®
Jon Bell, Director of Product Management for Axys®
Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act in Committee in House and Senate
The Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2021 establishes a statutory definition for long-term care pharmacy under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Though introduced in October 2021 in the Senate and House, there has been little movement, but this provides time to encourage more to sign on as cosponsors.
S. 1574 introduced by Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC], with 22 cosponsors, was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance where it resides.
H.R.5632, the companion bill introduced by Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR-5], with 19 cosponsors, has been referred to the House Subcommittee on Health for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker.
The bill defines a long-term care pharmacy as a state-licensed pharmacy that can provide enhanced pharmacy and clinical services to individuals who have certain comorbid and medically complex chronic conditions and who reside in skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, or any other applicable setting (as determined by CMS). The term enhanced pharmacy and clinical services includes medication dispensed in special packaging, drug utilization review, and 24-7 availability of medication delivery and on-call pharmacists.
TRICARE Pharmacy Network Participation
Thousands of pharmacies are poised to be dropped from the ESI TRICARE network, in a move that could leave some patients with few options to get prescriptions filled. APhA, ASCP, NASPA, NCPA, SCPC, and over 40 state pharmacy associations have urged the Defense Health Agency and several members of Congress to amend its newest $4 billion contract with the large vertically merged PBM.
The CDC recommended updated COVID-19 boosters from Pfizer-BioNTech for people 12 and older and from Moderna for people 18 and older. The new boosters are bivalent vaccines, which means they target both the most recent Omicron subvariants, as well as the original SARS-CoV-2 strain. The bivalent boosters are the only ones authorized for people 12 and older.
Keeping your software up to date is a vital part of making sure you have the tools you need to succeed. Check out the top three enhancements noted by our product experts.
File Maintenance Scheduler improvements:
Added optional notification of files exceeding specified physical size to alert administrator via prompt to contact Customer Support to expand the files or purge and compress the records.
Added “Transaction Journal” to make it easier to compress and store old files that exceed the recommended size, improving overall system performance.
“Last Checkout Date” added to Patient Rx Profile, Rx Summary, and CycleRx Worksheet, so you can see if an Rx was picked up on time, which helps manage medication nonadherence.
Ability to “Confirm Lot and Expiration Date” when Rx is in L&D queue, so the expiration date on the Drug Record matches the date on the stock bottle.
Want to see a complete list of what’s new in SP 39? Click here.
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a public health emergency declaration in January 2020 that's remained active and is expected to be extended once more. The suspended regulations and altered payment systems have benefited patients and pharmacists – let’s explore how, and what might happen next.
Integra knows software is only part of running a successful long-term care pharmacy. Our customers get easy access to thought-leading content on operations, growth, technology, and policy. Stay on top of emerging factors impacting your business with our blog and podcast series designed to help you navigate the complexities of LTC pharmacy.