OREANDA-NEWS. McKesson Pharmacy Systems is pleased to announce the release of Pharmaserv version 7.5 for general availability. The centerpiece of this new release is the integration of the Clinical Programs Solution (CPS) – McKesson’s proprietary clinical services platform – into the workflow of the pharmacy management system.

“The addition of the Clinical Programs Solution to Pharmaserv will offer significant, immediate benefits for pharmacies,” said Jamie Gramz, Senior Director of Product Management, McKesson Pharmacy Systems. “Expanding the ability to improve patient care through clinical services is a key area of focus for the future of retail pharmacies, and Pharmaserv 7.5 empowers our customers to efficiently pursue these types of clinical opportunities.”

Clinical Programs Solution allows information to automatically synchronize with Pharmaserv to help identify programs for patients with specific disease states. The integration identifies and captures opportunities within workflow, enabling the pharmacy staff to intervene directly in a medication regimen or use the task-based queue to follow up on opportunities at a designated or more convenient time.CPS provides Pharmaserv customers with easy-to-use tools to build their own custom programs for the different types of clinical services they want to offer, including programs for diabetes, vaccinations, and over-the-counter recommendations.

In one use case, Adrienne Cervone, owner of Beaver Health Mart, Beaver, Pa., created a “Statins for Diabetes” program to identify diabetic patients over 65 years old not currently on a statin. After CPS identified the patients, Cervone followed up with the physician to recommend an add-on prescription for the appropriate dose of statin. Such customized programs can improve patient care, strengthen relationships with providers, and help address Star Rating quality measures. “I was able to identify candidate patients, add statins on four of those patients, and then I went to green on my top 20% in EQuIPP™, probably over those patients,” said Cervone.                                                                       

Another major component of the Clinical Programs Solution includes the ability to interface with third-party applications. These applications provide support for patient medication adherence, specialty medication management, Medication Therapy Management (MTM) opportunities, and more. The integration of such programs will simplify the management of clinical services offered by the pharmacy by tying them into workflow and using CPS as a single point of reference for clinical opportunities.

About McKesson Corporation

McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 5th on the FORTUNE 500, is a healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to making the business of healthcare run better. We partner with payers, hospitals, physician offices, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, and others across the spectrum of care to build healthier organizations that deliver better care to patients in every setting. McKesson helps its customers improve their financial, operational, and clinical performance with solutions that include pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management, healthcare information technology, and business and clinical services.