The LTC Innovation Blog

Long-term care (LTC) facilities have options when choosing a pharmacy to do business with, and when all is said and done, they’re more likely to partner with a pharmacy that makes collaborating easy, efficient, and error-free.

Summary: This article discusses the growing significance of automation in the pharmacy industry, detailing its current state, future projections, and the impact of automation systems on dispensing accuracy, inventory management, patient care, and overall operational efficiency.

Technology is a must-have in the pharmacy industry today. Automation empowers pharmacies to work more efficiently, provide better service for their customers, and identify new opportunities to optimize and scale their business over time.

Customer retention is critical for achieving success and maximizing performance in the long-term care (LTC) pharmacy business.

Summary: This article discusses the steps involved to implement a pharmacy management system that is specifically designed for long-term care pharmacies.

On September 22, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine emergency use authorization (EUA) to allow for booster doses for select patient groups, including those who are over 65 or at increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection.

Prescription billing for long-term care (LTC) is inherently complex. LTC pharmacies are prone to billing challenges and intricacies that don’t come into play for retail pharmacies, which often make it difficult to operate efficiently and effectively.

Leading purpose-built pharmacy management system for long-term care facilities to translate prescription instructions into nearly 30 languages, improving patient understanding and medication adherence. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, November 10, 2021 – FDB (First Databank, Inc.), the leading provider of drug and medical device knowledge that helps healthcare professionals make precise decisions, today announced an agreement with SoftWriters to integrate FDB’s Meducation solution into its FrameworkLTC pharmacy management platform to seamlessly translate prescription labels into any of nearly 30 preferred languages requested by patients.