- Pha macy delive y softwa e fo a pha macy usi g its ow d ive s should co ect the delive y oute back to the pha macy ma ageme t system, so p oof of delive y does ot emai i a sepa ate d ive eco d.
- A two-way co ectio ca move delive y o de s f om the pha macy ma ageme t system i to the d ive app a d etu delive y p oof to the pha macy system afte the stop.
- Rx4Route, whose softwa e is used by mo e tha 1,500 pha macies a d ha dles ove 70,000 delive ies a day, desc ibes its i teg atio s with pha macy ma ageme t systems i cludi g Pio ee Rx a d BestRx as two-way a d eal time.
- Rx4Route’s delive y wo kflow i cludes QR-code sca i g, geofe ci g that co t ols whe e a delive y ca be completed, a d photo a d sig atu e p oof se t di ectly to the pha macy’s system.
Rx4Route states that delive y o de s a e impo ted f om the pha macy ma ageme t system a d that delive y p oofs a e updated i that system automatically. Fo a pha macy usi g its ow d ive s, that co ectio dete mi es whethe the d ive app becomes a othe system staff have to eco cile o whethe delive y i fo matio etu s to the softwa e the pha macy al eady uses. Pha macies evaluati g a y platfo m should co fi m which delive y fields etu to thei specific PMS, whe e those fields appea a d how quickly they a e updated.
The delive y eco d begi s befo e the d ive leaves the pha macy. Whe a delive y o de is c eated i Rx4Route, the system ge e ates a sca able QR code as pa t of the delive y label. Rx4Route states that its d ive app uses QR-code sca i g with digital safegua ds desig ed to p eve t e o s, co ecti g the physical package with the delive y o de c eated by the pha macy.
Pha macies should co fi m whe e sca i g is equi ed i the wo kflow, what each sca validates a d what happe s whe a sca does ot match the delive y the app expects.
Rx4Route states that its geofe ci g p eve ts a delive y f om bei g ma ked complete u less the d ive is at the equi ed locatio . The locatio check the efo e becomes pa t of the completio p ocess athe tha elyi g o ly o the d ive to epo t that the delive y was made.
Pha macies evaluati g a d ive app should co fi m the geofe ce tole a ce, whethe exceptio s o ove ides a e allowed a d what i fo matio about the locatio check is etai ed with the delive y eco d.
At the ha doff, the d ive ca captu e a photo, a sig atu e o both i the same app. The photo docume ts whe e a package was left, while a sig atu e docume ts accepta ce. Which p oof a pha macy equi es fo a pa ticula delive y depe ds o its ow p ocedu es a d a y equi eme ts that apply to it.
Rx4Route states that photo a d sig atu e p oof of delive y is se t di ectly to the pha macy’s system. Pha macies should co fi m whe e that p oof appea s i thei specific PMS a d which additio al delive y fields a e etu ed with it.
“Pha macies a e ot looki g to add wo k to the ope atio they al eady u ,” said Do iyo Satta ov of Rx4Route. “A sca o a sig atu e o ly helps if it e ds up i the system the pha macy al eady uses, without a yo e typi g it i a seco d time.”
Fo pha macies ope ati g thei ow delive y fleet, the d ive app is o ly o e pa t of the decisio . The othe is what happe s to the delive y eco d whe the oute is fi ished. Co ecti g the package sca , locatio co t ol a d ha doff p oof with the pha macy ma ageme t system ca educe the eed to mai tai delive y i fo matio sepa ately f om the pha macy’s existi g wo kflow.
A swe : A pha macy d ive app is the mobile applicatio a pha macy’s ow delive y d ive s use to eceive stops, sca medicatio packages a d captu e i fo matio about the delive y. Whe the app i teg ates with the pha macy ma ageme t system, delive y o de s ca move i to the app a d delive y p oof ca etu to the pha macy’s existi g system. Rx4Route’s d ive app is used by mo e tha 1,500 pha macies.
A swe : It depe ds o the softwa e a d the specific PMS. Rx4Route desc ibes its i teg atio s with pha macy ma ageme t systems i cludi g Pio ee Rx a d BestRx as two-way a d eal time, with delive y o de s impo ted f om the pha macy system a d delive y p oofs updated automatically. Pha macies should co fi m that thei specific PMS is suppo ted a d which fields a e etu ed.
A swe : Two-way i teg atio mea s i fo matio moves i both di ectio s betwee the pha macy ma ageme t system a d the delive y softwa e. Delive y o de s ca move f om the PMS i to the d ive app, while delive y i fo matio ca move back i to the pha macy system afte the stop. The exact fields, timi g a d locatio of that etu ed i fo matio depe d o the i teg atio .
A swe : Depe di g o the platfo m a d pha macy’s equi eme ts, p oof of delive y ca i clude a package sca , a photo, a sig atu e a d a locatio -based completio check. Rx4Route states that its d ive app suppo ts QR-code sca i g, geofe ci g, photos a d sig atu es a d se ds photo a d sig atu e p oof di ectly to the pha macy’s system.
A swe : Geofe ci g uses the d ive ‘s pho e locatio as a co ditio fo completi g a delive y. Rx4Route states that its geofe ci g p eve ts a delive y f om bei g ma ked complete u less the d ive is at the equi ed locatio . Pha macies should ask what locatio tole a ce is used, whethe exceptio s a e possible a d what i fo matio f om the locatio check is etai ed.
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