Pharmacy Peer Perspectives
The following Peer Perspectives share the experiences of pharmacists who have adopted electronic prescribing.
Dave Feeney, R.Ph (Oxnard Pharmacy, Warwick, RI)
Jason Kasiar, R.Ph, owner (Beck's Drugs, Eldorado, IL)
Pamela Bruce, R.Ph(Rosauers Pharmacy, Idaho)
Jim Jernegan, R. Ph (Medicap Pharmacy, New London, WS)
Dave Feeney, R.Ph (Oxnard Pharmacy, Warwick, RI)
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Total number of
employees: 26 |
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Number of new prescriptions processed per day in
the pharmacy: 150 |
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Number of months/years using the QS1 system: 3
to 4 years |
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Number of renewal authorizations managed per day
by pharmacy: 40 |
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Time spent on NewRx before/after pharmacy connectivity: 5 minutes per
prescription/1.5 minutes per prescription |
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Time spent on renewal requests before/after implementing e-prescribing: 2 minutes/30 seconds to 1 minute |
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Quote: "Being a beta site we expected things to go slow at first, but once fully operational that everything would work and provide opportunities. We expected it to work well and it has." |
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Jason Kasiar, R.Ph, owner (Beck's Drugs, Eldorado, IL)
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Total number of
employees: 20 |
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Number of new prescriptions processed per day in
the pharmacy: 400 |
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Number of months/years using the HCC system: 1 year |
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Number of renewal authorizations managed per
day by pharmacy: 100 - 125 |
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Time spent on new prescriptions before/after implementing e-prescribing: 5 minutes per prescription/1.5 minutes per prescription |
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Time saved on renewal requests daily: 1 hour |
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Quote: "There is no question that e-prescribing is worth the money. If you think it’s an investment you can’t make because you are in a rural area and you won’t benefit from it, that is not the case. You don’t have to be in a metropolitan area to e-prescribe. Our pharmacy is located in a rural town with a population of about 4,000 and we have clearly seen a number of benefits to e-prescribing." |
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Pamela Bruce, R.Ph. (Rosauers Pharmacy, Idaho)
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Total number of
employees: 9 |
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Number of new prescriptions processed per day
in the pharmacy: 200 - 350 |
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Number of months using the HBS system: 6 years |
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Number of renewal authorizations managed per
day by pharmacy: 150 - 200 |
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Time spent on renewal requests before/after
implementing e-prescribing: 4 hours before, 2
hours after. |
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Quote: "E-prescribing has absolutely impacted
the accuracy and safety of the prescribing
process. It has definitely reduced errors by
eliminating illegible handwriting. The
time-savings and efficiencies are huge." |
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Jim Jernegan, R.Ph (Medicap Pharmacy, New London, WS)
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Total number of
employees: 21 full- and part-time |
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Number of new prescriptions processed per day
in the pharmacy: 200 |
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Number of years using the PDX system: 10 years |
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Number of renewal authorizations managed per
day by pharmacy: 300 |
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Time spent filling new prescriptions: cut in half since instituting e-prescribing in 2008. |
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Quote: "I wanted to better serve our customers by not only saving them time with the prescription-filling process, but also ensuring more safety and security throughout the process. We have achieved all of that, and then some, through e-prescribing, and I believe those benefits are evident every day, both to our customers and to our staff." |
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