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Consultant pharmacist news, sources, and events

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First-party reporting applies the same source standard across medication safety, regulation, consultant-pharmacy workflow, and software buying decisions.

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Anticholinergic burden scores need a method label

A September study found that the choice of anticholinergic measure changes who gets flagged. For an independent consultant pharmacist evaluating software, the next demonstration should make the calculation behind the score visible.

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OIG found $587.7 million in Part D payments after OTC switches

An August 31 audit found that obsolete prescription-only labeling flowed into Medicare's drug data. For an independent consultant pharmacist, the useful follow-up is an exact-product question with a named coverage owner—not a blanket conclusion about an ingredient.

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A curated build-time snapshot of recent official items that are useful to this audience. Titles and summaries describe organization-authored material, with a link to our event briefing alongside each one.

PointClickCare · published September 10, 2026 · checked September 10, 2026

What Care Managers Could Be Doing Instead of Chasing Charts

A PointClickCare article presents its health-plan care-management and discharge-data tools, citing company-commissioned research and selected customer examples.

Why it is useful: Useful for asking which source notes, medication changes, discharge details, and access permissions are available to a receiving team; its performance figures are company-authored claims.

SoftWriters / FrameworkLTC · published September 8, 2026 · checked September 10, 2026

Why Reporting Visibility Is Becoming a Competitive Advantage for LTC Pharmacies

A SoftWriters article presents operational reporting, delivery visibility, billing checks, and staffing decisions through company-selected pharmacy examples.

Why it is useful: A prompt for testing which data, exceptions, timestamps, and exports support a pharmacy dashboard; the customer examples remain vendor-authored claims.

DocStation · published September 3, 2026 · checked September 10, 2026

CLIA Number Lookup: Match the Certificate to the Testing Site

A company-authored guide discusses matching a CLIA certificate, performing location, service date, and claim identifier for pharmacy testing.

Why it is useful: Useful for asking how a clinical-services platform represents site-specific supporting records and unresolved mismatches; payer and regulatory claims remain the company’s account.

Axys LTC / RedSail Technologies · published September 1, 2026 · checked September 10, 2026

The Capacity Trap Holding Back Your Vaccine Program

A RedSail interview discusses vaccine-season capacity, intake, eligibility, staffing, and workflow preparation for pharmacies.

Why it is useful: Useful for scoping the operational work around pharmacy vaccination services; it is not an Axys-specific feature announcement.

RCS Health · published August 13, 2026 · checked September 10, 2026

The Role of the Consultant Pharmacist in Long-Term Care: 2026 Overview

A vendor-authored overview discusses monthly medication review, psychotropic work, QAPI reporting, staffing pressures, and the company’s view of software support.

Why it is useful: A prompt for separating the practice’s actual review and reporting requirements from the vendor’s broader account of industry change.

TrioMRR · published June 24, 2026 · checked September 10, 2026

MRR review software: more computers, more problems

A company-authored article argues that distributed installations and separate databases complicate MRR work, then presents centralized software as the alternative.

Why it is useful: Useful as a prompt to test shared-data, coverage, downtime, and export claims in a live demonstration; it is not independent proof of product performance.

Accu-Chart · published February 23, 2026 · checked September 10, 2026

Insulin Labeling and Barcoding Best Practices in Hospital Pharmacies

A company article reviews label-content, barcode, storage, and workflow considerations for insulin in hospital pharmacy settings.

Why it is useful: A useful prompt for labeling and exception-handling questions, with hospital examples that need adaptation for LTC workflows.

Vendor source directory

Official update sources for every reviewed product

Vendor titles, summaries, and images remain vendor-authored metadata. A recorded source does not make its claims an editorial conclusion or endorsement.

TrioMRR

TrioMRR

Vendor-authored articles and product guidance. The source index and configured RSS feed were successfully revalidated on September 10, 2026.

  1. MRR Software and MRR Problems

    Most companies perform MRRs around an outdated computing paradigm: many pharmacists, many laptops (RxPertise), many databases.

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  2. Why I Built an RxPertise Alternative After Creating the Original

    Jay Loeper created RxPertise in the mid-90s. Here's why he built TrioMRR as a cloud-based alternative — and what RxPertise users should know before switching.

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  3. FrameworkLTC vs. Dedicated MRR Software for Pharmacists

    FrameworkLTC is a dispensing platform — not MRR software. Learn when its FrameworkRxP add-on fits and when a dedicated MRR tool is the better choice.

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  4. RxPertise Alternatives: MRR Software Evaluation Guide

    Exploring alternatives to RxPertise? A guide for consultant pharmacists evaluating modern MRR software — cloud-native, independent, and HIPAA-aligned.

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SoftWriters

Framework RxP

SoftWriters articles about the FrameworkLTC product portfolio and LTC pharmacy operations; not a Framework RxP-specific release log. Channel history also includes SoftWriters company news. The blog index and configured RSS feed were successfully revalidated on September 10, 2026.

  1. Why Reporting Visibility Is Becoming a Competitive Advantage for LTC Pharmacies

    Discover how reporting visibility helps LTC pharmacies catch billing errors sooner, improve workflow efficiency, and scale with confidence.

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  2. Here's How to Maximize Your Vaccine Clinics in 2026

    Here's How to Maximize Your Vaccine Clinics in 2026

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  3. 5 Reasons to Attend the 2026 FrameworkLTC Innovation Conference

    Attend one of the greatest LTC Pharmacy Conferences in the Country!

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  4. The true cost of LTC billing, how having the right software can impact (end of month) billing

    Billing Doesn't Slow Done. Errors Catch Up.

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OmegaLTC

ConsultRx

No official public blog or news index was identified on the ConsultRx site. Rechecked on September 10, 2026; public navigation exposes Home, About, Software, Services, Contact, and social links only.

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RCShealth.io

RCShealth.io

Official RCShealth.io product blog and consultant-pharmacist resources. Publication dates are displayed on the index; no public RSS or Atom feed was identified. The index and its four current individual posts were successfully revalidated on September 10, 2026.

  1. The Role of the Consultant Pharmacist in Long-Term Care: 2026 Overview

    The Role of the Consultant Pharmacist in Long-Term Care: 2026 Overview

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  2. Word and Excel vs. a Dedicated MRR Platform: Weighing the Pros and Cons

    Word and Excel vs. a Dedicated MRR Platform: Weighing the Pros and Cons

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  3. CMS F757 & Unnecessary Drug Citations: A Pharmacist's Guide.

    CMS F757 & Unnecessary Drug Citations: A Pharmacist's Guide.

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  4. How to Choose MRR Software for Your Consulting Practice

    How to Choose MRR Software for Your Consulting Practice

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methodRx

methodRx

No official public blog or news index was identified. Rechecked on September 10, 2026; the official site exposes a product landing page and demo request, with security, disclosure, and support links but no news archive.

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xChange Labs

OpalCare

No official public blog or news index was identified. Rechecked on September 10, 2026; the official site exposes product, contact, support, demo, terms, and privacy pages.

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GeriMed

Profiles360

Company-wide GeriMed news and articles covering its LTC pharmacy membership and services; not a Profiles360-specific release log. The newest public item on the verified index was dated June 8, 2023. Post summaries are omitted because reviewed metadata on older pages included unrelated text. The source index and configured RSS feed were successfully revalidated on September 10, 2026.

  1. 2019 GeriMed Conference - GeriMed

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MHA / SoftWriters

RxPertise

Company-wide MHA news covering its alternate-site and LTC businesses; not a product-specific RxPertise release log. The public RxPertise support site mentions monthly update emails, but no public archive was identified. The source index and configured RSS feed were successfully revalidated on September 10, 2026.

  1. Understanding Immunoglobulin Therapy | IVIG, SCIG & Market Trends | MHA

    Learn how immunoglobulin therapy is evolving, including IVIG and SCIG trends, market growth, operational considerations, and what infusion providers should know to plan for the future.

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  2. MHA and Evernorth’s Express Scripts Announce Collaboration to Expand Reimbursement Value for Long-Term Care Pharmacies - MHA

    January 22,2026, Parsippany, NJ: Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA), the nation’s leading post-acute group purchasing organization (GPO) and pharmacy

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  3. Shifting Gears: Evaluating the Move from Retail to Long-Term Care or Combo Pharmacy - MHA

    For retail pharmacies, this demand creates new opportunities. You might be thinking of expanding your business to become a Combo pharmacy - one serving both

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  4. MHA and Navitus Health Solutions Agreement Strengthens and Protects Long-Term Care Pharmacies Amid Industry Change - MHA

    October 16, 2025, Parsippany, NJ: Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA), the nation’s leading post-acute group purchasing organization (GPO) and pharmacy

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DocStation

DocStation

Company articles, product releases, and pharmacy-practice updates. The source index was successfully revalidated on September 10, 2026.

  1. CLIA Number Lookup: Match the Certificate to the Testing Site

    Use the CMS CLIA number lookup to verify the active certificate, performing address, and claim identifier for a pharmacy testing site.

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  2. CO-204 Denial Code: Find the Coverage Rule Behind the Message

    Learn what CO-204 means, what it leaves unresolved, and how pharmacy teams can document the coverage rule before routing a medical claim.

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  3. HCPCS Level II Codes: Check the Change Before You Change the Claim

    Use a practical HCPCS lookup workflow, verify service-date changes in the CMS quarterly file, and record conflicts before changing a claim.

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  4. Average Sales Price: Read the Medicare Part B Drug Payment File

    Read the CMS Part B drug payment file, convert HCPCS units, and keep coverage separate from the published ASP-based limit.

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Editorial source desk

What we monitor-and how we use it.

Primary documents support material claims. Research is read with its limitations. Trade, association, and professional reporting identifies leads that we verify at the original source whenever possible.

Regulation and survey readiness

Rules, survey guidance, enforcement, payment policy, privacy, and state-level operating requirements.

Clinical evidence and medication safety

Research and safety signals affecting older adults, deprescribing, psychotropics, transitions, and medication review.

Facility and aging-services operations

What nursing facilities, assisted-living communities, medical directors, and aging-services operators are facing.

  • LeadingAge Reporting lead

    Aging-services operations, workforce, regulation, payment, and technology.

  • AHCA/NCAL Reporting lead

    Skilled-nursing and assisted-living provider policy and operating concerns.

  • PALTmed Reporting lead

    Post-acute and long-term-care medical leadership and clinical operations.

  • Facility regulation, staffing, ownership, payment, litigation, and technology.

  • Skilled-nursing business, reimbursement, transactions, staffing, and operations.

  • Facility characteristics, inspections, staffing, and quality-measure data with documented limitations.

Independent-practice ownership and technology

Business, workforce, quality, cybersecurity, interoperability, contracting, and pharmacy-market developments.

  • Consultant-pharmacy practice, policy positions, education, and professional developments.

  • NCPA newsroom Reporting lead

    Independent-pharmacy operations and advocacy; association positions are not enacted policy.

  • Medication quality, measurement, and pharmacy-quality initiatives.

  • ASTP health-IT news Primary evidence

    Interoperability, health-data policy, certification, and standards developments.

  • BLS pharmacists data Primary evidence

    National and regional employment and wage benchmarks for pharmacists.

  • Risk-management guidance useful for evaluating a small practice's security program.

  • Pharmacy Times Reporting lead

    Broad pharmacy news and expert commentary; consequential claims should be traced to original evidence.