What computer system does your pharmacy use?
Started by Ttennis31590
so you guys are all still using typewriters?
Cerner Millennium. It's actually pretty damn good. That's hospital order entry, btw...
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HBOC, Meditech, Siemens, Cerner, Horizon Med Managment, Eclipsys.....
Which system would be the best in your opinion?
I personally like HBOC... but only because I used it at 3 different facilities over 10 years.. This is a totally biased opinion.
PDX (Hy-Vee)
Pdx :-(
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F10,F1,F1(if nessecary enter password), F2,T, F7 alldaylong. Lol gotta love that dinosaur of a system.
Its funny, because all of our pharmacists have PDX so ingrained in their brains that they are going crazy because EnterpriseRX is "So much ****" as they say... damn old people and their computer illiteracy.
F5, enter, backslash..... F5, enter, backslash.... F5, enter, backslash.... hooray it went thru!
we go live with EnterpriseRX on Tuesday, hello 3 hour wait times. Apparently this new software is built for a workflow with like 3 techs and a RPh, too bad we only have 1 tech and 1 RPh on every night... failbus A&P... big failbus...
At Giant Eagle in Columbus, OH most stores are on the PDX. They have their new stores on EPS2 (I'm guessing EPS is enterprise?) and are slowly converting their older stores from PDX to EPS2.
In order to make the workflow more efficient they are routing calls to EPS2 stores to the central call center. As soon as they grow the call center, they can continue to expand EPS2 system. On PDX system is seems like there is a customer calling every 5 minutes or so. Some are as simple as "I want a refill on this medication..." or simple drug questions, which is why routing them to a call center would be perfect.
In order to make the workflow more efficient they are routing calls to EPS2 stores to the central call center. As soon as they grow the call center, they can continue to expand EPS2 system. On PDX system is seems like there is a customer calling every 5 minutes or so. Some are as simple as "I want a refill on this medication..." or simple drug questions, which is why routing them to a call center would be perfect.
If you were to select an inpatient Rx system for a brand new hospital, which one would you choose? Still HBOC? Is Eclipsys getting more market share than others? How about Siemens Rx?
I think you would be the right person to ask since you oversee so many different hospitals in different locations.
Thanks.
Hard for me to answer that. I've worked intimately with HBOC and Meditech. I prefer HBOC. From my observation, HMM and Siemens look ok too.
But, there are so many variables. Every system will require interfacing with automation, scanning, wholesaler's drug file etc..
Let's say HBOC is great with Pyxis... yet horrible with Accudose.. whereas Accudose is great with certain bedside scanning and Pyxis is not...
Man...this is a whole another area of pharmacy where my knowledge is very limited... but I know enough to interfere with and get in the way.
Epic
I *tried* to use PDX at a place I was floating last month. I don't think it's changed since we all used Apple IIe's.
I *tried* to use PDX at a place I was floating last month. I don't think it's changed since we all used Apple IIe's.
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We are switching to Cerner pretty soon and they (management) keeps talking about how much better it is than IDX Lastword blahblah. So, is what they are saying true or false?
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Currently use BioRx (awesome GUI)
Last job used HMS and MedDispense, which apparently are value products.. LOL
Last job used HMS and MedDispense, which apparently are value products.. LOL
Proprietary
Epic (hospital)
Switched from PDX to RX30 in December. Picked up a little Cerner during my hospital elective. Downloaded the citrix client so I can monitor patients from home. Very nice, not because I want to take work home, but if I want to work on a patient presentation the night before, it comes in handy.
Connexus now... WAY Better👍 Way safer🙂
Where can I buy it?!
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Inpatient: Siemens
Outpatient: PCSI, PCIS, EPIC and PharmASSIST Symphony.
pcsi is our main patient profiler but glitchy
pcis is the hospitals main communication with insurance and stuff
EPIC is what our doctors use to send orders down to us ("jumping into hyperspace")
PharmASSIST allows us to track our Rx's. I LOVE IT but it only works if everyone does their job and not skip steps.
Outpatient: PCSI, PCIS, EPIC and PharmASSIST Symphony.
pcsi is our main patient profiler but glitchy
pcis is the hospitals main communication with insurance and stuff
EPIC is what our doctors use to send orders down to us ("jumping into hyperspace")
PharmASSIST allows us to track our Rx's. I LOVE IT but it only works if everyone does their job and not skip steps.
Cerner itself isn't bad but the version they designed for our hospital suxxxxxxxx
I like how the post you're quoting is no longer here.
PDX is a dino for sure, but it works well for a 1 Rph 1 tech setup. Enterprise was awesome when I was at weggies, because the workflow with so many employees was super efficient. 2 techs input, rph pre-ver, 3 fillers, rph verification, rph contact manager, another tech or two on adjudication. Seems like all the complexity would just be a pain to go through with two people in the pharmacy.
Right you are! Makes me look kinda wacky doesn't it?
I think I will leave it though, it is still pretty funny even if it is mostly nonsensical now.
We use PDX at Safeway. Easy to use. Dreading the switchover to Enterprise in December.
I work for Supervalu and we have ARx......its our own system and it is amazing! I LOVE IT! I think it is better than WAG, super easy to use, touch screen.......i couldn't imagine using anything else
Siemens (Hospital)
About to upgrade to the newest version👍
About to upgrade to the newest version👍
I use an awesome system called CHCS 👎
I also use Script pro which really is awesome.
I also use Script pro which really is awesome.
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PharmNet Classic...switching to Millenium shortly (going to be a fun day...). No CPOE yet, unfortunately.
Sigmacare and Rescot.
Meditech. Its not terrible, but the recent update left us with only intermittent mouse clicking ability so we have to tab through everything, which is super annoying when you are only changing one box.
Been with CVS since 1999. Rx2000 was very user friendly n efficient. Rxconnect's software itself is pretty efficient, but it goes down all the time and CVS is too cheap to upgrade the hardware to run the system corectly.
I just started a new job today. It is Mckesson. It is relatively fast, but so inefficient!!!! It is sooooo backwards. Makes everything difficult, even a simple edit. You more or less can't edit efficiently. Heard they are changin their CPU system soon...hope so
I just started a new job today. It is Mckesson. It is relatively fast, but so inefficient!!!! It is sooooo backwards. Makes everything difficult, even a simple edit. You more or less can't edit efficiently. Heard they are changin their CPU system soon...hope so
