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Changes in the software
Make sure that you read ALL update changes before you do
your update.
Some changes may affect your pharmacy operation and may
require the setup of certain of new features.
1. There is a new LOGGED FORMULA USAGE REPORT. (Reports->Logs->Logged formula usage report). This report will list the top number of logs by quantity made, times made and cost. This included several filters.
2. Credit card module: There is a new payment processor in Options. Heartland Payment Systems.
3. On the prescription history window there is a new column that displays a graphic if the prescription has a note. When the graphic is displayed, it is a visual indicator that the prescription has a note.
4. On the prescription history window there is new check box SHOW RX NOTE. If this is checked the Rx note will be displayed in the row under the current prescription.
5. There is a small change in looking up a purchase order in the PO QuickBooks system.
6. The Compounded Claim form now includes the current pharmacist name & state license number on the claim when using the CREATE CLAIM button on the LINK RX TO LOG. This is for The Compounder Lab users.
7. The Compounder Claim form (CREATE CLAIM button on the LINK RX TO LOG) now asks for the days supply before printing the claim.
8. The patient shipping form now stores the PRINT PATIENT NOTES selection. This storage is local to the computer and only affects the current computer. This is done so that some terminals will print the notes and the other terminals will not.
9. When using multiple lot numbers when filling a prescription the software would only allow for whole numbers and not real numbers. The software now allows for real numbers. I.e. You need 7 mL of one batch and 0.5 mL of another batch to get a total of 7.5 mL. The software would allow for 7 or 8 but not 7.5 mL.
10. PCCA CPM users: If the software finds that you are charging less than the CPM PRICING SCHEDULES minimum price the software will display the price and the minimum price. You will be asked which one you want to charge.
11. PRICE SCHEDULES: When using the pricing by "QTY cost" or "QTY awp"" the software will now use any special quantity price to override these calculations.
12. We now have weekly newsletters! Sign up at www.rxcmpd to receive weekly newsletters with training sessions about the software!
13. We've added a few more speed keys throughout the software.
14. We've added some changes to the QuickBooks Purchase Order system. I.e. New items can now be checked into QuickBooks as an expense.
15. Patient retention report. Duplicate patients are removed. You can now filter by Doctor practice type and by specific doctor.
16. The Doctor/Medication report can now be selected by a date range. Reports->Prescriptions->Doctor/Medication report. This is also a print preview screen.
17. The dispensing interface (SpeedScript) interface is enabled again. It was deactivated by mistake in the last release.
18. Added therapeutic duplication for the clinical module (was mistakenly taken out in earlier 3.10 build).
19. We added a new utility that will set the chemicals order number from the vendor information. It will use the vendor information with the highest cost. This utility is password protected and should only be used by PK Software Home office support.
20. IMPORTANT! As of November 1st 2005 we no longer support online billing by the use of modems. Because almost all users have converted to using the internet and RSI we are stopping the support of modem connections for online billing. Having said that, the current code set will continue in the same fashion and will continue to work. If someone has a problem with a modem and does not want to switch to the newer communications technology and needs support, they will be billed at an hourly support rate. Because we do not sell the hardware we may require that you send your computer to our office for diagnosis.
21. When filling a prescription on hold the software no longer
recalculates the prescription Rx expiration date based on the drug schedule and
uses the expiration date that was originally entered when you added the Rx on
hold.
22. There is a new Off-site backup program. This contains new code
for sending e-mails to the users about the status of the backup.
23. The client installation now reset the menus automatically.
24. On the HELP menu there is a new feature to allow a user to sign up for our FREE newsletters.
25. During the installations, you can sign up for our FREE newsletters.
26. New Australia label styles & receipts files are installed with the
installation.
27. The city lookups when sorting by CITY the software will now sort by
CITY, STATE and then ZIP.
28. When using the OTHER RX button on the patient's Rx history window, you
can now press the NEXT button to quickly add another Rx.
29. Online billing users: We've made a few changed to a the
fields DX, DQ. The software was sending 6 characters. The
NCPDP standard is 8 characters. Some insurances are now requiring that we
send a full 8 characters.
30. When saving a manually entered compound claim form the software now
goes directly to print the claim.
31. Each pharmacist and technician can now have their own signatures. The pharmacists' signatures print on the compounded claim forms. If the pharmacist has a signature it will print it on the claims forms. It there is no signature for the pharmacist the software will default to the signature that is loaded in Options.
32. In the Options, you can now enter your pharmacy's PO box number. There is a check box to the side of this that will allow you to print your pharmacy's PO Box for the A/R statements & invoices.
33. The formula speed code lookup has been resize to allow for 30 characters. This caused that the Misc1 field be moved lower on the window
34. The main window now displays the current pharmacists AND technician's name in the status bar.
35. You can now add a specific message that prints on the bottom of all
Patient Advisory leaflets. To access edit go to Lists->PALs.
Load the PAL lookup list. You will see a new button that says ADD MAIN
MESSAGE. The maximum length is 1000 characters within 6 lines.
36. When doing a backup and to start
another task, there is a possibility of the final window of the backup being
behind the main window. We've redone some of the programming so this
should not happen.
37. You can now assign a pharmacist & technician to an item in the "ToDo" system.
38. You can now assign a priority to an item in the "ToDo" system.
39. You can now enter a chemical's purity and packing statistics for each lot number. FOR THOSE THAT ARE USING THE PURITY CALCULATIONS YOU SHOULD WATCH THIS CHANGE.
40. You can now enter a chemical's packing stats for the main chemical.
41. You can now view/edit the formula from the To Do management system window.
42. The patient retention report now filter the patient's entered.
43. In the PCCA Chemical price update, the CAS numbers for the chemicals are now updated.
44. Using an electronic balance when
making a log is now quicker. You can press the OK button as soon as the weight
is displayed.
45. While adding or editing a formula, within the formula instructions
editor you can insert a check box, a checkbox with the wording of initials after
it. This is so you can create a check box and/or initials for personnel
that are making the log.
46. The off-site backup now sends two separate e-mails. One to PK Support & one to the user. This is done so that even if the user does not setup their e-mail, PK Support will still get an e-mail of the backup status.
47. You may now access the SPECIAL QUANTITY for PRICE SCHEDULE from the price quote window. You should read the manual and fully understand this before you use this feature.
48. US PCCA Price update enhancement. There is a new option in the price update. It is DO NOT ADD NEW CHEMICALS WHERE THE PART NUMBER ALREADY EXISTS. If the chemical name does not match but there is another chemical with the same part number, the new chemical will not be added.
49. Clinical module users: There are now cumulative price updates available 2004 and 2005. If you have missed updates, you can run a full year update. Contact support for more information on how to download these price update files.
50. You can now filter on the Rx on hold report.
51. You can now clear the statistics for a single formula. Edit formula->Statistics tab. Reset statistic button.
52. Credit card module: You can now have PK Software print a simple receipt to the report printer. Go to the Rx history screen for a patient, press Credit card, press the Setup button. Check the Print PK Receipt box. This needs to be done on each client.
53. The notes editor for doctors now has a date/time stamp & spell check button.
54. QuickBooks module users: We have updated all of the integration
controls. You will need to contact PK Support Home Office. We need to
uninstall the AccntSync connection and install a new IBiz Connector.
55. We added the formula’s FLAVOR field to the custom batch label definition
file.
56. Corrected using multiple lot numbers in logging. (Issue # 5010)
57. The NDC is now in a large font for the logged formula worksheets.
58. We've added 120 days to the Rx Discard After expiration date calculations for new & refill prescriptions.
59. The Automated backup software is now updated. For users that are using Hotmail(R) or another web based e-mail system, the software can be configured to add your name to the CC list to the e-mail that will be sent to PK Software. This allows the system to send an e-mail without using Outlook or Outlook Express. It still requires the SMTP server software to be installed.
60. The PKS Fax driver can now be installed from the CD's advanced menu.
61. Online billing user that cannot send claim information to support: we've added the ability to save the OLBClaims.CEB file to the Desktop. Users can then use their normal e-mail program to attach the file and send it to support.
62. You can now filter the log of scripts by doctor's state.
63. Clinical module users: There is a new utility that will merge ALL of the clinical images with your drug database. This will allow you to view the drug images from The Compounder. It will allow you to print the drug images on the Rx label or receipts. NOTE: It will increase the size of the database by about 100 megs. Contact support for help with installing the drug images from the CD.
64. You can now print the formula dispensed picture/image on the Rx label and/or receipt.
65.
Clinical module: If the clinical module has not been
renewed/reactivated within 30 days past the expiration date the system will
PURGE the clinical data. This data cannot be retrieved. You
must go through several confirmation steps to purge the data.
Purging the data is in accordance with our agreement with our clinical
information provider.
66. If you have been using the PKS Fax
server, you will need to uninstall it & reinstall the new version from the CD.
Some of the required files for new release will not work with the older version.
67. There is a new safety check when making logs. The software will compare the number of ingredients between the formula and the log. If they are different a warning message is displayed.
68. Adding an ingredient during a log is now added to the data tracking system.
69. Deleting an ingredient during a log is now added to the data tracking system.
70. We corrected an issue when printer patient or doctor mailing labels using the TOP # of patients or doctors.
71. A password is now required to install any downloaded program from our site.
72. There are several new software training
videos on our new members site. Call us at 435-753-3486 if you want to log
in and have your staff watch them!
73. When printing a separate Patient Advisory Leaflet with
prescriptions the software will only ask to print one if the formula has a
patient advisory leaflet assigned to it.
74. There were some changes in the patient retention report that work with
last dispensing date.
75. The logged formula worksheet now has a place next to the pharmacists &
technicians names to sign their initials.
76. The chemical PKS Bar code now prints the date entered.
77. The chemical PKS Bar code now prints the chemical purity. (This
is the purity field from the inventory item.)
78. We corrected a "floating point" error that may occur during logging.
This was occurring while filling an Rx and making a log for with a formula that
had a non-convertible units (i.e. WET) in one of it's ingredients.
79. We corrected a "a problem has occurred with this dispensing" issue
that was happening on some systems that are using the online billing module.
Release 3.11.5 changes:
81. You cannot delete a pharmacist that made a log. You may mark them as inactive.
82. You cannot delete a technician that made a log. You may mark them as inactive.
83. Basic error reporting can no longer be transferred to our FTP server. The only way to send it now is via the automated e-mail system. This is done for HIPAA security.
84. On the chemical PKS Bar code, we moved the check box lower, just below the CofA check box.
85. Online billing users: The field 'DQ' (Usual & customary) was expanded to 8 chars. Some states require a full 8 chars.
86. Adding refills. There was an issue when refills were added an error message would be displayed. This was only happening on a few systems. This issue is addressed in this release.
Release 3.11.8 changes:
87. There is a new PKS automated backup program. This is automatically installed with this update.
88. When refilling a prescription and you used the mouse and went directly from the quantity dispensed field to the drop down lot number list, the lot numbers would not be displayed. You would have to go another field and then come back into the lot number field to display the data. This is corrected.
89. We now trap for a "server is busy" message in the off-site backup. One user's ISP's server was given busy messages. The backups are OK but the software reported problems because of the ISP's server.
90. You can now print the formula's drug type (B,G,C) on the Rx label.
91. You can now edit the allergy list from the patient's allergy screen. On top there is a new edit button.
92. You can now merge allergies. This was designed for users converting to PK Software from another system and want to use the clinical module.
93. When printing formula PAL information sheets. The information at the bottom is now designed to print as a summary (the very last part of the report). This will make it easier to read where a formula has a long PAL that would skip to the next page.
94. You can now edit the allergy list from the patient's allergy screen. On top there is a new edit button.
95. You can now go directly to allergy maintenance from the patient allergies screen. On the top there is a new button.
96. You can now go directly to disease maintenance from the patient disease screen. On the top there is a new button.
97. You can now search for chemical by TXR number.
98. Clinical module: When the software displays a list of ICD9 code matches. It now includes any ICD9 indications for the ingredients.
99. New: Use the "!" to search for all records. I.e. You have two PROGESTERONE chemicals, one active and one inactive. On the search screen, type in PROGESTERONE press enter. You see the active PROGESTERONE (same as in earlier releases). Go back and type in !PROGESTERONE, you now see both active and inactive. This is simply a keyboard shortcut to view inactive items.
100. From the prescription history window, you can now press "Reports->Print Patient advisory leaflet" you quickly print the patient advisory leaflet (PAL). The software will print the PAL for the currently selected prescription.