What's New in Propel Rx 1.7 SP1

Please see below for the enhancements and fixes included in the Propel Rx 1.7 SP1 release.

To see the fixes that are coming up, click here.

Enhancements

A mixture can now be copied from the Drug and Mixture Search and Mixture Search windows.

  • In the Drug and Mixture Search window, a Copy Mixture button has been added beside New Mixture.

  • In the Mixture Search window, a Copy button has been added beside New.

The above buttons will be disabled if the search window is opened when adding ingredients for a mixture.

The above buttons will be disabled if the search window is opened when adding ingredients for a mixture from the Intake window.

To copy a mixture:

  1. From one of the following locations, initiate a mixture search:

    • Intake window

    • Mixture Folder > Search

    • Mixture Folder > Add Ingredients

  2. In the Mixture Search results, select one mixture to copy.

  3. Select Copy or Copy Mixture. A new Mixture Folder is created. Select the dropdown below to review the fields that are pre-populated based on the original mixture.

    • Compound

    • Schedule

    • Default SIG

    • Mfr

    • Mixture Qty

    • Mixing Time

    • Route

    • All checkboxes except the Inactive checkbox

    • All ingredients, including the Size, Qty, Unit, and Supply flags

    • All Mixture Third Party Rules

    • Mixture Master Formula

    • Auxiliary labels

    • All Alternative and Fixed Unit Cost rows

    • All Custom Class rows

    • EHR Type and EHR DIN/PIN for EHR provinces

    • All Mixture Folder attachments

  4. Enter the mixture name, lot number, and expiry date.

  5. Update remaining mixture fields as needed.

  6. Select Save or OK.

In List Maintenance, the Filter for the Other Pharmacy list has been enhanced to check against the Address, City, Phone, and Fax fields in addition to the Pharmacy Name and Banner fields which are existing. Propel Rx will continue to check for duplicates when a new pharmacy record is added. However, the duplicate validation prompt will now trigger when the Pharmacy Name and Phone (or Fax) matches an existing record.

In Manitoba, a second set of user initials will print to the left of the pharmacist's initials on the vial label. The user initials will print as follows:

  • If Packaging is enabled, the initials of the user who completed Packaging will print.

  • If Packaging is not enabled, the initials of the user who completed Data Entry will print.

  • For Owe Balance labels, the initials of the user who processed the Owe Balance will print. If the Owe Balance hasn't been processed yet, the initials of the user who completed Data Entry will print.

  • For Hold labels, a second set of user initials will not print as they are not applicable.

This change was implemented for Half, Thermal, and Daily Laser vial labels in accordance with provincial label requirements.

To increase the efficiency of the batch scheduling process, a Skip All checkbox is now available from the Interchangeables Exceptions prompt. When a batch contains one or more non-primary Drugs, the Interchangeables Exceptions prompt appears after you select OK in the Batch Profile window. From the prompt, you have the option to choose the primary or secondary molecule or skip the evaluation. Previously, if multiple skips were required, you had to select this option for each row. Now, you may use the Skip All checkbox in the column header to skip all rows. After the checkbox is selected, you still have the option to choose a different brand for each row.

Use the Filter in combination with the Skip All checkbox to selectively skip rows. For example, if you want to skip all rows for metformin, filter for "metformin" and then select the Skip All checkbox. Only the metformin rows will be skipped.

Fixes

  • When the Remove Attachment button is selected for a prescription attachment, the first page should not be removed by default if it's not the current page being displayed.

  • In the Drug Folder Inventory tab, the Rank and Default columns in the Pack Detail grid have been renamed to provide better clarity on their functionality.

    • Rank à Re-Order Choice

      When the On Hand of the Drug meets or falls below the Re-order Point, the Drug will be ordered from the supplier that's indicated as Re-Order Choice = 1. Previously the Default flag determined which supplier was used for automatic re-ordering.

    • Default à Default Price

      When the Supplier Price is used to calculate the drug cost in a prescription, the cost will be based on the Default Price supplier.

  • The SIG on the Authorization Request form should reflect the most current SIG for the prescription. If the prescription is incomplete, the form captures the SIG entered in Rx Detail.

    Any changes made to the SIG are reverted if the prescription is closed. If the prescription is parked or queued, the updated SIG should be retained.

  • When a Kohl & Frisch (K&F) purchase order is reconciled with a Received Quantity of 0 for one or more items, a prompt should appear with the option to re-order the unreceived items, and the purchase order should close.

  • In the Help window accessed from the Patient Folder Third Party tab, the phone number for Medavie Blue Cross has been corrected.

  • In a coordination of benefits scenario, the DA and DB intervention codes should auto-insert as follows:

    • DA should auto-insert if the prescription was submitted to a government plan earlier in the billing path.

    • DB should auto-insert if the prescription was submitted to a private plan earlier in the billing path.

    • Both DA and DB should auto-insert if the prescription was submitted to a government and private plan earlier in the billing path.

    Logic was updated to allow skipped Third Party plans to be evaluated when determining which code to auto-insert. If the DA or DB code is manually removed, it should not re-insert upon Fill.

  • The Scanned Rx Image report should no longer require a patient or group to be specified prior to its generation.