EP67 - Piecing Together Public Health With Tripp Logan |
In the past, you were bound by your pharmacy’s four walls. But in today’s world, you can step outside of your services and work with providers and patients to improve your community. In other words, you can be a larger part of public health. Tripp Logan, Vice President of SEMO Rx Pharmacies, discusses the key role pharmacists play in public health and explains how you can piece together your team to make a bigger impact in your community. You’ve always been the first line of defense, but now, you can get the distinction you need to serve in new ways.
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Keeping the Legacy Alive | Alameda Thrifty Pharmacy |
Tucked on a street corner in the heart of Sun City, you’ll find a white building with bright red letters spelling a well-known name: Alameda Thrifty Pharmacy. You’ll notice the big windows, warm light, and of course, the iconic Texas lotto sign framing the entrance. Open the door and you’ll find a store buzzing with people inside.
You’ll see customers browsing well-stocked shelves; you’ll see kids scouting out after-school snacks; and behind the counter, you’ll see Laura Quijas serving patients she’s known all her life. Almost instantly, you’ll feel that you’re witnessing something special — something that goes beyond a pharmacy. And that was by design.
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Connect 2022 is a sold-out show, and we can’t wait to take the stage next month. We’re expecting dozens of speakers, vendors, and over 850 guests in Nashville, TN. Due to high demand, Connect 2022 is no longer adding to the waitlist, but we’re already making room for next year’s show.
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Federal - New Bill Empowers FTC Action Against PBMs
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Vermont - PBM Bill H 353 Gets the Green Light
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Visit our resource page to view all laws and regulation updates for every state
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PioneerRx Clinical Webinar Series
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Go behind the buzzword and learn how eCare Plans can transform your pharmacy practice with PioneerRx. Join us twice a month for a new Clinical Webinar Series, where you’ll learn the fundamentals of PioneerRx care planning from a PioneerRx pharmacist. Holden Graves calls on his clinical expertise to show you how to leverage your technology and start care planning in your pharmacy.
Join in to learn about the significance of eCare Plans, walk through cases for current care goal templates, and discover how to submit plans right through your PioneerRx system.
eCare Plans are the future of pharmacy documentation, and with the right training, you can use them to your advantage.
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Modify Existing Care Goal Templates
Thursday, June 9th, 2022 2:00 pm | (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
Webinar number: 2553 177 2754
Webinar password: pioneer (7466337 from phones)
Join by phone +1-415-655-0003 US TOLL
Access code: 2553 177 2754
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Holden Graves is a Clinical Pharmacist passionate about improving pharmacy from behind the scenes. Holden graduated with his Pharm.D. in 2017 from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Using his education and professional experience, he’s helped develop clinical programs at PioneerRx for the past six months.
Holden believes that clinical services can help independent pharmacies pave a new path and find success. He is excited about leading the webinar series and helping more pharmacies utilize PioneerRx’s care plans to transform their practices and improve their patient outcomes.
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As always, New Features can be viewed 24/7 from the Help dropdown.
Here are some recent highlights in case you missed them
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Added the Previous AWP to the Item FDB Awp History By Month Report Template
Release Date: 06.01.2022
The PreviousAwp data field is now available on the Item FDB AWP History By Month report template. This data field will display the last average wholesale price (AWP) that the item had prior to its current price. This information can be found on the Item Profile by navigating to Item > Rx Item > Search for Item > Max AWP > History. This data field will not be on any report by default and must be manually added via the Report Designer if needed.
Users can generate the Inventory AWP History report by navigating to Item > Rx / Retail Item Advanced Search > Enter Search Criteria > Reports > Inventory AWP History.
Practical Use: Adding the previous AWP to the Inventory AWP History report allows pharmacies to view the current and previous AWPs on the same report and to anticipate overstock based on item price changes. This is also important when reversing and rebilling third parties to reflect changes in price.
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Added the Primary Care Prescriber Fax Column to the Rx Transaction Advanced Search Grid
Release Date: 06.01.2022
The Primary Care Prescriber Fax is now available on the Rx Transaction Advanced Search's Expanded, Expanded With Comments, and Financial grid layouts. This column will display the patient's primary prescriber's fax number that is located on the Prescriber Profile. This information can be found by navigating to Patient > Prescriber > Search Prescriber > Primary Fax. This column will not be on any views by default and must be manually added via the Field Chooser if needed.
Practical Use: Pharmacies can include the primary prescriber's fax number on their grid layout to use as a point of reference when generating reports that need to be faxed to a prescriber, such as the Vaccination Administration Report. After generating a report from the Rx Transaction Advanced Search, users can select the Fax button to open the Send a Fax dialog. From here, users can enter the fax number found in the new column of their grid layout to quickly enter the prescriber's fax number.
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Added the Secondary Third Party Authorization Number to the Prescription Label Template
Release Date: 06.01.2022
The SecondaryThirdPartyAuthorizationNumber data field is now available on the Prescription Label Template report template. This data field will display the secondary third party's authorization number that is found on the prescription's EDI. This can be found by navigating to Rx > Edit Rx > Workflow/Claims Tab > Double-Click Paid Claim > EDI Received Tab. This data field will not be on any reports by default and must be manually added via the Report Designer if needed.
To find or change the location's default prescription label, navigate to Location > My Location > Rx Options > Form Options > Rx Fill Label.
Practical Use: Including the secondary third party's authorization number on the prescription label will allow pharmacies to identify prescriptions that were paid by the secondary third party in the event the primary third party rejected the prescription.
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Expanded Functionality to Bagging OTC Items
Release Date: 06.01.2022
The ability to create bags for only OTC items is now available! This update allows users to create a bag of OTC items without requiring a prescription.
OTC bags can be created in the following ways:
• Point of Sale - Sale > Point of Sale > Scan OTC Item > Bag > Select the Loyalty Shopper > Save.
• Check Station - Workflow > Check Station > Bag > Scan Items > Save.
Practical Use: This improvement expands upon the bagging feature by allowing users to create bags specifically for OTC items. This allows pharmacy staff to prepare bags for patients who may not have a prescription, but require a special order OTC item. This allows the item to be bagged for when the patient arrives while also providing the ability to track non-prescription inventory more efficiently through the use of will call bins.
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Added Payment Account Address Fields to the Reconciliation Account Payment Report Templates
Release Date: 05.31.2022
The following payment address data fields are now available on the Reconciliation Account Payment Details and Reconciliation Account Payment Summary report templates:
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• PaymentAccountPrimaryAddress CityStateZip
• PaymentAccountPrimaryAddress
• PaymentAccountPrimaryCity
• PaymentAccountPrimaryStateCode
• PaymentAccountPrimaryZipCode
• PaymentAccountMailingAddress CityStateZip
• PaymentAccountMailingAddress
• PaymentAccountMailingCity
• PaymentAccountMailingStateCode
• PaymentAccountMailingZipCode
These data fields will display the address information included on the Third Party Account, which can be found by navigating to Third Party > Reconciliation Accounts Advanced Search > Enter Search Criteria > Edit Account. These data fields will not be on any reports by default and must be manually added via the Report Designer if needed.
Users can generate the Reconciliation Account Payment Details report by navigating to Third Party > Payments > Reports.
Practical Use: These data fields provide pharmacies with a way to include third party account addresses on their reconciliation reports. For pharmacies that have multiple workers' compensation accounts, these data fields will improve staff efficiency as this information will no longer need to be manually added, and can remove potential errors from changed addresses.
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Added the Date Written Column to the Cycle Fill Queue Grid
Release Date: 05.31.2022
The Date Written column is now available on the Cycle Fill grid layout. This column will display the date that the prescription was written. This information can be found on the Rx Profile by navigating to Rx > Edit Rx. This column will not be on any views by default and must be manually added via the Field Chooser if needed.
To add this column to the Cycle Fill grid, navigate to Workflow > Cycle Fill > Field Chooser.
Practical Use: This update provides pharmacies with the ability to easily see the written date of cycle fill prescriptions before processing the cycle. In situations where the pharmacy has two of the same prescriptions in their cycle fill queue, this column will allow users to determine which prescription to fill based on the date the prescription was written.
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Added the Patient Preferred Name to the Patient Advanced Search Grid
Release Date: 05.30.2022
The Preferred Name column is now available on the Patient Advanced Search Grid. This column will display the patient's preferred name that is set on the Patient's Profile, which can be found by navigating to Patient > Edit Patient > Edit Name > Preferred. This column will not be on any views by default and must be manually added via the Field Chooser if needed.
To add this column to the search grid, navigate to Patient > Patient Advanced Search > Field Chooser > Preferred Name.
Practical Use: This column helps pharmacy staff identify patients by their preferred name, which allows them to provide more personable communication when calling the patient or sending a text message regarding their prescriptions.
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Added the ALERT Azstarys Coupon Card Assistance Care Goal
Release Date: 05.27.2022
The ALERT Azstarys Coupon Card Assistance Care Goal is now available! With this Care Goal, pharmacies can save their patients money when filling a prescription for Azstarys. This coupon provides a $0 copay for the patient's first prescription and reduces their subsequent copays to $25 (with insurance coverage), or $50 (if the prescription is not covered by insurance).
This Care Goal includes the Care Points - Azstarys Coupon system Rx Trigger and the Azstarys Coupon system Rx Edit:
• Care Points - Azstarys Coupon - Triggers for patients using a commercial (non-government) third party during the first fill of an Azstarys prescription. This Rx Trigger can be found by navigating to Care Plan > Rx Triggers.
• Azstarys Coupon Rx Edit - This Rx Edit will apply to a prescription when the patient's Care Goal Status is Coupon Available. By default, this Rx Edit is set to Warn and Track and can be found by navigating to Location > My Location > Rx Options > Rx Edit.
• The ALERT Azstarys Coupon Card Assistance Care Goal can be found by navigating to Location > My Location > Care Plan Options > Care Goals.
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The coupon's third party information can be found on the can be added in the moment by navigating to Patient > Patient > Edit Patient > Third Party Tab > New > Enter the Following:
• BIN: 600426
• Group: EC430001024
• PCN: 54
• Member ID: 29783695811
> Save > Navigate to Edit Rx > Add New Third Party to Secondary > Save & Continue - F12.
Practical Use: This Care Goal provides pharmacies with the ability to provide more affordable copay options for their patients when filling Azstarys prescriptions.
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