QS/1 and American HealthTech Announce Interoperability of Pharmacy Orders
Streamlined Information Flows Between Providers and Pharmacies Speeds Order Processing, Automates Refills, and Reduces Costs
JACKSON, Miss. and SPARTANBURG, S.C., Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- American HealthTech (www.healthtech.net), the Ultimate Connectivity Partner in long-term care, and QS/1 (www.qs1.com), an industry-leading pharmacy solutions provider, announce interoperability between long-term-care providers using American HealthTech and QS/1 pharmacies. Providers gain the following benefits with interoperability over paper-based systems and standard interfaces by:
1) Eliminating waste. As soon as resident or patient status changes, the pharmacy is automatically updated. This prevents the pharmacy from dispensing drugs for patients who have been discharged, for example. In many states providers must eat the costs of unused dispensed drugs and also incur costs to destroy them. With interoperability, these costs are eliminated.
2) Reducing labor for handling orders. With a typical pharmacy order, either a provider or the pharmacy keys it into a system, and then faxes it to the other who re-keys the order into a different system. With interoperability, the faxing and second data entry steps are eliminated.
3) Reducing potential for error. By eliminating one of two manual handling steps for the provider or the pharmacy, this cuts the risk of data entry errors in half.
4) Automating refills. With a push of a button, refill requests are automatically sent to the pharmacy, eliminating workflows involving data entry and faxing.
Tammy Devine, President of QS/1, offered, "We are pleased with collaboration with American HealthTech. Interoperability is a win for pharmacists, care teams, and most importantly residents - with more accurate and on-time drug delivery." Teresa Chase, President and CEO of American HealthTech, adds, "As hospitals look to reduce readmissions, they will increasingly scrutinize a provider's track record in addressing adverse drug events (ADEs). Now with interoperability between American HealthTech and QS/1, providers can minimize data entry errors, boost accuracy, and gain an incremental step towards addressing ADEs. When you couple that with efficiencies that result in lower costs, plus higher resident satisfaction through faster service - this opportunity results in attractive, multi-faceted ROI."
About QS/1
QS/1, a complete healthcare automation solutions provider, serves pharmacies and HME businesses. QS/1 is a division of the J M Smith Corporation, the third largest privately held company in South Carolina. For additional information about QS/1, visit the website at www.qs1.com, or call 800.231.7776.
American HealthTech
Headquartered in Jackson, MS, American HealthTech is the post-acute industry's Ultimate Connectivity Partner, connecting caregivers, partners, and healthcare networks to drive higher outcomes in the new era of post-acute care. Coast to coast, over a quarter of the nation's providers depend on AHT daily for innovations that free hands to care for others. Founded in 1982, American HealthTech is an employee-owned company.
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