SourcePlus PrescriptionCenter: Direct-to-Patient Medication Dispensing at the Point-of-Care

Today’s surgical facilities are always looking for distinct advantages over the competition while providing patients with compelling benefits never before seen at the point-of-care. The SourcePlus PrescriptionCenter is a unique medication dispensing system that does just that by acting as a new profit center – increasing revenue while reducing medication errors and supporting patient convenience.

The PrescriptionCenter is the only fully automated, ATM-style dispensing system for outpatient prescriptions and OTC medication services. The system is ideal for same day ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals that want to provide a “complete patient experience” and differentiate themselves in the market. It will also support underserved communities that lack 24/7 pharmacy availability.

The complete outpatient prescription medication system provides fast, accurate dispensing every time to patients who can now benefit from the safety and the convenience of receiving full prescription medication at the point of discharge. This allows patients to return to the comfort of their home as quickly as possible.

Dispensing Accuracy, Every Time

The SourcePlus PrescriptionCenter interfaces seamlessly with SourceMedical’s Vision, AdvantX and SurgiSource applications and is fully HIPAA compliant. The system’s medication dispensing accuracy is controlled by a patented, triple-barcode check process that ensures the correct medication is dispensed to the patient before leaving the premises.

The dispensers can label and dispense nearly all container shapes and sizes, and nearly all drug forms including tablets, capsules, liquids, suspensions, creams, ointments, inhalers and eye drops. The acute medication formulary is customized for every facility, and with this type of flexibility, the PrescriptionCenter can service 90—95 percent of all prescriptions written by a specific prescriber.

SourcePlus PrescriptionCenter: 24/7 Outpatient Prescription Medication Dispensing

The SourcePlus PrescriptionCenter offers extensive benefits for both the provider and the patient. For ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals the unique medication dispensing system:

• Acts as an opportunity for additional revenue. The system provides facilities with a significant ROI based on the volume and type of medications dispensed.
• Increases patient referrals. Expanding the customer base via referrals and word-of-mouth recommendations have proven to be the best ways of obtaining new business.
• Eliminates starter doses. Patients can obtain their complete prescriptions from the dispenser before they leave the surgical facility, eliminating the facility’s need to maintain an expensive drug inventory.
• Boasts an extensive capacity. The dispenser holds up to 102 unique SKU’s (drug, form, strength and quantity combinations) for a total of 1,000–1,200 dispensable containers.
• Saves time and money. A 24/7 call center handles all insurer issues – so the medical staff can focus on what they do best.
• Eliminates errors. Use of the prescribing system drastically reduces the need for written prescriptions – eliminating the largest cause of medication errors.
• Enhances patient medication compliance. Having prescriptions dispensed quickly and conveniently improves compliance, thus resulting in better medical care and reduced calls to medical staff.
• Enhance facility image. Provides a unique differentiation by directly impacting patient convenience.
• Manages formulary issues. The dispenser formulary takes into consideration the prescribing surgeon’s preferences and often results in more consistent and standardized prescribing.
• Adjudicates insurance automatically. The PrescriptionCenter automatically processes the adjudication of the patient’s insurance.
• Standardizes SIGs.It gives surgeons the capability to have standardized SIGs to further enhance their standard of care and patient throughput.

For surgical patients, the SourcePlus PrescriptionCenter:

• Increases prescription access and convenience. Patients receive their post operative medications and OTC’s quickly, right at the surgical facility.
• Enhances patient compliance. Detailed medication directions lead to improved compliance and outcomes across the patient base.
• Reduces medication errors. Patients will leave the surgical facility with the exact medications as prescribed, reducing the chance for medication errors.
• Increases availability of medications. Virtually any medication needed by a patient after surgery can be dispensed.
• Dispenses controlled substances. The medication formulary can include controlled substances (including Schedule II drugs).
• Alleviates privacy and security concerns. The solution provides more patient privacy and security of the patient’s health and financial information than traditional retail experiences.
• Optimizes pricing. Provides competitive prices compared with other patient options.
• Automatic Inventory Replenishment. System monitors all inventory levels and replishments are automatically shipped to your facility.