Walmart Canada Selects Telus Health Pharmacy Management Solution for All Accès Pharma Locations Across Quebec
November 13 2019 - 8:30AM
Walmart Canada announced today that it has selected TELUS Health’s
next generation pharmacy management solution (PMS), Ubik, for all
of its Accès pharma franchised locations across the province of
Quebec. The province-wide rollout is modernizing 68 locations so
patients in Quebec can access more clinical health services while
pharmacists streamline operations management and collaborate
digitally with other healthcare professionals within a connected
healthcare ecosystem.
Accès pharma is experiencing remarkable growth in
Quebec. With this new solution, the pharmacies are enhancing their
focus on putting the patient at the centre of care allowing
pharmacists-owners to provide expanded services to patients helping
them with chronic illness monitoring, personalized care plan
development, online prescription renewals, and educational support
on medications.
“Following an evaluation of our pharmacy management
solution across Quebec, we came to the conclusion that TELUS Health
was the best partner to help us not only meet, but exceed our goals
to innovate our pharmacist-owner practices with modern solutions,”
said Erik Botines, Director, Quebec Pharmacy at Walmart Canada.
“Our pharmacists can now offer a broader range of services to
patients and improve their experience with us both in-person and
online.”
Ubik’s technology is helping to modernize
pharmacies and increase efficiencies through:
- Enhanced inventory management;
- Online prescription management; and
- Messaging and connectivity features with the patient, which is
enabling physicians and pharmacists to communicate digitally for
things such as online renewals of medications instead of relying on
antiquated technology.
Further, Ubik is supporting the expansion of the
scope of the Accès Pharma pharmacist-owner practice from dispensing
medication to increasingly providing clinical support for patients
under their care and strengthening their ability to communicate
more seamlessly with physicians and other healthcare providers.
“The traditional role of the pharmacist is
expanding with more pharmacies across Canada delivering a range of
innovative services including: medication reviews, chronic disease
management, immunization services, and wellness programs,” said Luc
Vilandre, President, TELUS Health and Payment Solutions. “Ubik is
designed to evolve with this expanding role in pharmacies like
Accès pharma at Walmart in Quebec. As we collaborate with the
pharmacist community, we are gleaning insights for new features so
we can continue improving the pharmacy experience for patients in
Quebec and across the country.”
TELUS Health’s latest pharmacy management solution,
Ubik, is currently used in pharmacist and pharmacy technician
schools throughout the province of Quebec, training practitioners
of the future. The solutions innovative tools and functionalities
meet those required by the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec (OPQ)
level of practice and continues to evolve to provide a better user
experience for both the pharmacy team and the patient.
TELUS Heath’s Quebec-based dedicated team is
supporting a seamless transition and transparent integration of the
solution with the provincial Dossier santé Québec (DSQ) as well as
connectivity to the TELUS Health ecosystem of electronic medical
records (EMRs), currently used by more than 28,000 clinicians
across the country.
About TELUS Health and Payment
SolutionsTELUS Health is a leader in home health
monitoring, electronic medical and health records, as well as
consumer health, benefits management and pharmacy management
solutions. TELUS Health leverages the power of technology and
information to enable better health outcomes for Canadians with
innovative digital solutions that enable collaboration, efficiency
and productivity for physicians, pharmacists, health authorities,
allied healthcare professionals, insurers, employers and citizens.
TELUS Payment Solutions complements our health solutions by
delivering secure, industry-compliant payment and lending solutions
that connect lenders, payors, insurers, extended health care
providers and financial institutions to their customers across
Canada.For more information, please visit: www.telushealth.com and
www.telus.com/payment-solutions.
About Walmart CanadaWalmart Canada
operates a chain of more than 400 stores nationwide serving more
than 1.2 million customers each day. Walmart Canada's flagship
online store, Walmart.ca is visited by more than 750,000 customers
daily. With more than 85,000 associates, Walmart Canada is one of
Canada's largest employers and is ranked one of the country's top
10 most influential brands. Walmart Canada's extensive philanthropy
program is focused on supporting Canadian families in need, and
since 1994 Walmart Canada has raised and donated more than $400
million to Canadian charities. Additional information can be found
at walmartcanada.ca, facebook.com/walmartcanada and at
twitter.com/walmartcanada.
About Accès pharmaAccess Pharma
chez Walmart is a pharmacy franchise banner in Quebec consisting of
68 locations. Additional information can be found at
https://www.accespharma.ca/en.
For media inquiries, please
contact:Francois GabouryTELUS PR
Teamfrancois.gaboury@telus.com438-862-5136
Steeve AzoulayWalmart
CanadaSteeve.azoulay@walmart.com 438-227-5314
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