The LTC Innovation Blog

Despite consistent efforts to deliver top-quality, patient-centric care, medication non-adherence remains a serious concern for stakeholders across the healthcare landscape—and long-term care (LTC) is certainly no exception.

Faxing may seem like an outdated and inefficient practice—but however old-school it may seem, it is still a reliable form of communication that is prominent in many pharmacies, including long-term care (LTC) pharmacies.

In many ways, you can think of FrameworkLTC as being on the front lines of the order life cycle in any pharmacy that strictly services long-term care and post-acute care clients. As prescription requests come in and make their way through the various steps of fulfillment, every member of the pharmacy's staff must be able to maintain visibility of each order from phase to phase.

Anyone who has worked in a long-term care pharmacy knows that while the general principles of the profession are consistent, specific needs often vary significantly depending on the clients served. Even if you're an independent long-term care (LTC) pharmacy that services a few dozen skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, each one will still have a great number of preferences and unique requirements.

The point at which a patient's care has reached the hospice or palliative-only stage — when the remaining phase of their life cycle is best measured in weeks, days or even hours — is an immensely difficult threshold to cross. Emotions will be at their most intense among any family or other loved ones still in the patient's orbit (and, not infrequently, caregivers who have spent a particularly long time working with the individual in question).

Dashboards are a powerful tool for any pharmacy, offering pharmacy operators increased visibility and detailed insights into prescription workflows—all from a single screen within a platform. Pharmacy dashboards are often displayed throughout the pharmacy to offer a quick, easy way for staff on the floor to see how all open prescriptions are progressing through the various workflow steps.

COVID-19 has introduced several new challenges and opportunities for pharmacists, particularly those specializing in long-term care. Now that we’re well into the vaccination stage—millions of doses have been administered in long-term care facilities—there is much to learn regarding vaccine management systems and best practices for pharmacies.

SoftWriters' Solutions Consultants are a nimble team of guru's who work extremely well with our customers and as a team to hash out and solve larger, more unique issues. In general they're considered SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) in a myriad of areas. Pat Lang's wheelhouse is in interfaces and technical components across the FrameworkLTC platform. His most recent focus has been supporting the IIS reporting efforts within our FrameworkLTC Vaccine Management Solution. Pat is one of those teammates we all love to turn to, because he likely has an answer and is always extremely willing to help. Let's learn a little more about Pat: