Pharmacy Newsletter 2012 - TELUS Health

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New user interface for Assyst Point of Sale, Assyst Home Medical Equipment and Assyst Rx-A. Our Assyst POS and HME products now feature a new user.
TELUS Health Pharmacy team eNewsletter Introducing our TELUS Health Pharmacy newsletter! We are eager to share information with our customers and start a here conversation about upcoming developments, applications, news and events. We hope this newsletter will become a resource you can consult, time this and page again, to find out what is happening, and to provide links and additional information that are timely, relevant and video interesting to pharmacy professionals. In addition, our

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and remains your best source of up-to-the-minute news and online form information. here This newsletter is available in two formats, email and fax. If you wish to receive the email format, please visit

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We hope you find this newsletter useful and valuable in your pracvideo tice.

Enjoy! The TELUS Health Pharmacy team

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New user interface New user interface for Assyst Point of Sale, Assyst Home Medical Equipment and Assyst Rx-A. Our Assyst POS and HME products now feature a new user

Sorting, re-sequencing, navigation and access functions

interface designed to add value for our customers and make

have also been enhanced in this new interface.

certain interactions more user-friendly.

Specific upgrades include:

What’s new? A more visual approach to the application and more appealing, consistent and obvious identification of its features, which will be very helpful to new users; The Ribbon bar at the top of the screen provides more logical access to all functions; The Panel (at the left of the screen), allows users to gather and display notes, attachments, reminders and other

The ability to sort product by clicking column headings, most notably in lookups and quick maintenance. New controls and tools to simplify the creation and enhancement of functionality. More effective use of screen real estate. A very similar update will soon be performed on Assyst RX-A to ensure our products are aligned from a user experience perspective.

relevant information in one place, regardless of the specific function being used; The Function tabs at the bottom of the application window allow users to open multiple functions at any given time under a single instance/license. The new numbered tabs can be accessed by using the Alt key along with the corresponding number; Consistent icons and keystrokes for similar functions

To obtain more information on Assyst Point of Sale, Assyst Home Medical Equipment or Assyst Rx-A or see a demo, please click

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Latest version of Assyst Rx-F now available in Ontario The new version of Assyst Rx-F, which integrates TELUS Health’s signature decision drug advisor Rx Vigilance, is now available to Ontario customers. This important application provides healthcare professionals

It also generates hundreds of patient information documents that

with on-demand access to relevant, up-to-date clinical and

pharmacists can access and print to encourage proper use of

pharmaceutical information. Rx Vigilance supports pharmacists

medication, share preventative measures pertaining to a specific

in delivering value-added care to patients, creating a more

disease, as well as offer other recommendations for achieving

tailored and professional service and enhancing the customer

optimal health.

experience. By analyzing a patient medication profile automatically or on demand, Rx Vigilance can detect any potential problems related to specific medical conditions or drug therapy, warning pharmacists for precautions or contraindications to consider.

The full list of Rx Vigilance’s benefits can be accessed

To obtain more information on Rx Vigilance, see a demo or thisplace page an online order, please click

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Events

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online form Fall is a busy time for trade shows and customer events, and this year was no exception! This year again, TELUS Heath was present at the

TELUS Pharma Space and Rx Vigilance all interconnect,

Association québécoise des pharmaciens propriétaires

saving you time and providing you with added value.

Conference in Quebec City on November 16 and 17. We truly enjoyed all the pharmacists visits and questions at our booth. This was a unique opportunity to see and test our solutions and see how Assyst Point of Sale,

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We hope to see you again next time!

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Our customers in the news Brunet launches enhanced My Family functionality on its customer portal. For Brunet customers using the customer portal on brunet.ca,

Perform automatic prescription renewals;

TELUS Pharma Space has added a family application which enables customers to designate a caregiver (family member or other) and provide that person with secure access to their

Consult a loved one’s medication history for better monitoring of adherence to treatment; and

personal health accounts. This application can become a powerful tool not only for families but also for authorized longterm care facility managers and other healthcare providers. Thus, the new My Family health management application has become even more powerful. It now enables all users to: Obtain anywhere, anytime views of the online health records and drug profiles of loved ones, children, parents and other authorized family members, in real time;

Consult a series of photos that enable the rapid identification of drugs. This family application within TELUS Pharma Space is another example of how TELUS supports its pharmacy customers in their efforts to respond to consumer demand and deliver top-notch service, quality and care to their patients – even when they are not physically in the store. For more information, click

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New TELUSHealth.com now easier to navigate for pharmacists video

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Last September, the new TELUSHealth.com website was launched with great success. One of the objectives of this new website was to provide

1. From the Solutions for Pharmacists page, click on the

information specifically adapted to pharmacists in an accessible,



user-friendly manner. The site also aimed to provide more streamlined access to our customer service and technical support desks. One section has been designed specifically for pharmacists: www.telushealth.com/pharmacists Within this section, you will find quick links towards pages where you can place online orders, sign up for training sessions and obtain documents on our claim management solution, as well as find all relevant information on our pharmacy management solutions. For example, to order labels, just follow this simple procedure:

shopping cart icon (order online)

2. Select the « Labels » category 3. A selection window will appear. Choose your desired logo

as well as the label type and quantity

4. Close the window by clicking on the small X on the top

right side

5. Go to Step 2 to verify your order 6. Go to Step 3 to enter your contact information 7. That’s it! You will receive a confirmation email and your

order will be delivered within 2-5 business days

Click

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to begin your journey.

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Giving priority to our customers In late 2011 we introduced an extensive internal program called “Pharmacy First”, whose overall aim was improving customer satisfaction across the board. The program’s core is driven by the Pharmacy Immersion

our collective group to improve on our customer experience.

program, where each TELUS Health Pharmacy team member

Moreover, positive results are emerging from our customer

performs one external “shadowing” visit to a Pharmacy each

service surveys, which we continue to monitor to identify and

year, as well as one shadow session within groups who directly

address key opportunities.

support pharmacies. These observation sessions drive learning and generate useful feedback to improve our service offer to our pharmacy clients. Our initial results are encouraging: team members are more

We look forward to celebrating many major milestones in our ability to deliver an outstanding customer experience! To reach our customer support desk, please click

engaged and are driving innovative ideas and feedback to allow

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Training

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At TELUS Health, we’re constantly striving to offer extensive and flexible training opportunities that are carefully tailored to the needs of video busy health professionals. Soon, you will be able to select training sessions offered in various formats (traditional and online technologies) which incorporate leading-edge instructional tools. Designing a training series that is more flexible, lively and exciting, while delivering our top-of-the-line, informative content – it’s quite a challenge, and we’re giving it our all!

1-800-363-9398 telushealth.com

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You can sign up for a training session on one of our solutions website (or register one of your employees) simply by completing this online form