The LTC Innovation Blog

Summary: This article discusses the growing demand for long-term care (LTC) and the strategic opportunities for pharmacies to expand into LTC services, focusing on benefits such as higher prescription volume, enhanced pharmacy services, increased revenue, and long-term partnerships with LTC facilities.

Recertification Best Practices FrameworkLTC supports the Recertification ERx message. As this message becomes more widely used across the long-term care ecosystem, it provides tremendous value to LTC pharmacies and facilities, ensuring collective awareness of whether and how recently an order has been recertified.

The integrated solution provides long-term care pharmacies the ability to simplify compliance, increase efficiency, and enhance patient care. SoftWriters has announced a partnership with SDS Rx, the leading national provider of last-mile logistics solutions for the healthcare industry. This strategic alliance aims to streamline the delivery process for long-term care pharmacies by integrating SDS Rx's cutting-edge technology with SoftWriters' renowned long-term care pharmacy management software.

If you’re looking to expand your pharmacy operations to start serving long-term care (LTC) facilities, you likely have questions about where to begin. There are so many important factors to consider. How will you expand to new markets? Will you need to hire more staff? Invest in new pharmacy management software?

Pharmacists play a crucial role in healthcare by ensuring that patients receive the right medications and healthcare services. In recent times, the importance of vaccination services has surged, with COVID-19, seasonal flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) posing significant threats. In this blog post, we'll explore the key aspects of these vaccines and the opportunities for pharmacists to provide vaccination services to patients in long-term care (LTC) settings.

PITTSBURGH, PA, September 26, 2023 — SoftWriters, Inc., the industry leader in long-term care (LTC) pharmacy software, proudly announces its continued recognition as a Top Workplace in Pittsburgh. This esteemed accolade, awarded by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, marks SoftWriters' impressive achievement for the fifth consecutive year, including this year’s honor. Scott Beatty, President at SoftWriters expressed his delight stating, "Earning this award for the 5th consecutive year is a testament to our remarkable team's culture, underpinned by our shared purpose, common values, and unwavering dedication. We are building something special at SoftWriters. Through focused execution, we will achieve our mission to ‘Empower LTC Pharmacy, Save Lives,’ and make our mark on millions of vulnerable patients who depend on us."

In July 2023, several pharmacy organizations (NABP, APhA, NACDS) sent a joint letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The letter asked the FDA to use its authority to delay the final implementation deadline for the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) until February 2026. The FDA responded to this request with an announcement on 8/25/23 that the effective date for full implementation of the DSCSA will be delayed for one year, becoming effective and enforceable on 11/27/24.

Each year, FrameworkLTC users come together for the industry’s only conference that is 100% focused on the long-term care (LTC) community.