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Opinion Piece: Long-Term Care Pharmacy Perspective on the Oklahoma Prescription Monitoring Program reporting requirement for DSP24 - Treatment Type
September 25, 2019

Opinion Piece: Long-Term Care Pharmacy Perspective on the Oklahoma Prescription Monitoring Program reporting requirement for DSP24 - Treatment Type

As more and more states address controlled substance abuse and the opioid crisis, Long-Term Care (LTC) pharmacies are feeling the urgency and need to be compliant with ever-increasing regulatory requirements. PDMP (Prescription Drug Monitoring Program) reporting guidelines vary by state, and regulations are often changing.
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Protecting Your Data in RxPertise
July 31, 2019

Protecting Your Data in RxPertise

RxPertise uses Microsoft SQL Server, which is renowned for its versatility and its reliable data handling, as its database engine. While it is extremely rare that data loss will occur with RxPertise, the very few cases we have seen have occurred after an improper shutdown of the laptop or power failure. Such power failures are often due to the depletion of the laptop battery while in use.
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How RxPertise Can Improve Patient Care in the Changing LTC Pharmacy Landscape
July 24, 2019

How RxPertise Can Improve Patient Care in the Changing LTC Pharmacy Landscape

With changes brought about by the CMS Final Rule and the impending changes being introduced with the new CMS case-mix classification model, the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), set to go into effect on October 1, 2019, the role of the consultant clinical pharmacist in the LTC setting is becoming even more critical in optimizing patient outcomes, ensuring regulatory compliance, and obtaining reimbursement.
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Custom Medical Records & Labels Win Business
June 19, 2019

Custom Medical Records & Labels Win Business

I often receive a phone call from our existing FrameworkLTC pharmacy customers when they are bidding for a new long-term care facility, assisted living home or other type of institutional facility.
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Is Your Pharmacy Prepared to Meet the NCPDP SCRIPT Standard Challenge?
May 13, 2019

Is Your Pharmacy Prepared to Meet the NCPDP SCRIPT Standard Challenge?

CMS has mandated the industry adoption of NCPDP SCRIPT V2017071 standard, effective January 1, 2020.
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Meet SoftWriters' Team Member Michaela Spinelli
April 29, 2019

Meet SoftWriters' Team Member Michaela Spinelli

At SoftWriters, we’re constantly looking for people with a passion for solving big problems and helping others. Solutions Consultant Michaela Spinelli is one of those people. Michaela's big heart and eagerness to help both customers and team members make her an invaluable part of our team.
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Meet SoftWriters' Team Member Steve Costantino
November 26, 2018

Meet SoftWriters' Team Member Steve Costantino

Hey Steve! How would you describe your role at SWI? My title is Solutions Consultant. Within the Support Department I get to help both our customers and our support analysts when a higher level of technical support is required. I also get to work cross-functionally with other departments and team members within the organization to help make FrameworkLTC a better product.
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Database 101-6: What does Page Life Expectancy (PLE) do to your database?
November 26, 2018

Database 101-6: What does Page Life Expectancy (PLE) do to your database?

A continuation of the blog post Database 101-5: How does the processing power (CPU) and memory affect the database performance?
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