Providen Pharmacy Logistics releases second generation of Central Fill workflow solution including the Pro-Fill™ web-based software and central fill application

WINNIPEG, April 10, 2014 /CNW/ - As pharmacies across Canada face declining profit margins due to generic drug reforms and increasing competition, many industry leaders are now considering the centralized fulfillment of prescriptions to improve operational efficiencies, accuracy, and capacity.  "Central Fill operations take advantage of economies of scale allowing for a much more efficient use of resources including pharmacists, automation, inventory, and much more" said Providen President David Huston.

"A lot of people associate efficiencies with automation solutions" says Huston, "but the key to unlocking the true value of central fill rests in the workflow software".  With a focus on workflow solutions, the Pro-Fill™ suite of applications is designed to work seamlessly with retail pharmacy management systems and automation technologies.  "Our second generation product now has a comprehensive API allowing the user to place and track orders throughout the fulfillment process", commented Rob Watts, Providen's Vice President of Information Technology.  "Our workflow client works right alongside the retail dispensing system and provides enhanced workflow with queue specific tasks to maximize efficiency".

"One of the major barriers that we have had in the implementation of our central fill model was the lack of a comprehensive software solution that connected the pharmacies to our centralized production facility" says Huston.  "To properly allow for the operational, management, and accounting processes required run a central fill, we had to build this solution from the ground up."  Providen is excited to make this solution available to the Canadian pharmacy market.

Some of new features of the Pro-Fill™ software include fully integrated inventory management, granular drug pricing, barcode tracking, and enhanced workflow with queue specific tasks such as prescription scanning, digital signing, shipping, and will call pickup providing a seamless end to end solution.

About Providen Pharmacy Logistics

Providen Pharmacy Logistics is a leading pharmacy logistics company in Canada. Our goal is to use automated technology to improve pharmacy workflow for prescription fillings and patient outcomes. Through cutting-edge automation and optimized process management, the Providen prescription fulfillment solution provides a high performance B2B central fill service ideal for community pharmacies and health care facilities reducing their cost to fill.

SOURCE: Providen Pharmacy Logistics

Contact: David Huston
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