The AbacusRx POS is a fully integrated system with bar codes scanning, customer pole display, receipt printer, cash drawer and high technology for remarkable ease of use, whether you want one or one hundred registers connected together.  The POS system for pharmacies provides interfaces in real-time to our Visual Pharmacy Plus software.  As your prescriptions are filled by the pharmacy system, your point of sale is instantly updated with the Rx number, co-pay, patient name, drug code, and all other relevant information.  Your customer picks up the prescriptions and any OTC’s which are then scanned through the point of sale, once the sale is complete, the prescription software is updated and a message is sent back to the Visual Pharmacy Plus system and instantly updating the queue to “puck-up”.  The POS will also provide a detailed prescription report which will assist you in auditing your will call on a real time basis.

The POS software gathers signatures for both Rx signature logs and the HIPAA Notice of Privacy Policy (NOPP) and integrates this with your POS system for easy reference, reporting, and auditing.

Easy to use

Just scan the item, whether it’s an OTC item, a prescription drug or any item with a bar code label. The system will scan it and locate the product. We preload every installation with over 20,000 of the most popular OTC and NDC products.

Full Inventory Control

A real-time inventory control system that is comprehensive in scope and provides sophisticated management controls and reporting. The system tracks inventory quantities and costs, including changes from order entry, returns, receiving, and transfers. Physical inventory functions and management reports are provided.

Pharmacy Integration

Retail Pharmacies require cash registers which tie in with the pharmacy management system, for accurate accounting of cash functions and "front-of-store" merchandise sales. This system will allow you to integrate your entire store operation, and will support multi-chain pharmacy operations.  Additional integration features, include, advise patients when their prescription is ready, provide quotes on prescriptions before processing, charge Rx co-payment or accept cash. Once a prescription is processed and complete, the Rx leaflet includes a barcode generated by the pharmacy management system, which includes patient information, Rx number, drug name, co-payment, and/or cash due.  The POS can be fully integrated with our premier pharmacy system Visual Pharmacy Plus™

Register balancing

Easy End-of-day balancing screen allows you to balance your sales with the cash drawer faster.

Security

Secured price control, only authorized personnel can change a price, and users can be restricted from unauthorized functions.

Pricing Control

Price can be updated as inventory is received and can be set to last price or average price of the inventory. In addition, a special sale price can be set for a given period of time.

What’s included?

Computer, Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Barcode laser scanner, Receipt printer, Customer pole display, Cash Drawer and POS software.

Can we use the POS as a workstation?

Yes, you can connect and use the Pharmacy Software and any other software on the POS as well as connect to the internet.

Contact us today and experience the AbacusRx™ POS difference.

What is IIAS?

Inventory Information Approval System is an IRS mandate for retailers who accept FSA debit cards. FSA debit cards are issued for use with medical FSAs, Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs), and some health savings accounts. IIAS will take place at the pharmacy's point-of-sale system.

How Does IIAS Work?

AbacusRx's Point-of-Sale system will be enhanced to identify eligible healthcare FSA/HRA purchases by comparing the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) for the items being purchased against a pre-established list of eligible medical expense items. The list is restricted to "eligible medical expenses" as described in Section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. The eligible medical expenses are totaled and sent to the card administrator processing system which approves the payment based on the coverage under the health plan.

Why Is IIAS Important?

IIAS is the first IRS-approved system for electronic substantiation of FSA debit card charges that is designed for use with over-the-counter drugs and prescription drugs. Due to many technical and educational issues, the small number of FSA vendors who attempted to use proprietary systems were unsuccessful. Because merchants sometimes abbreviate item descriptions on the receipt, it was difficult for Third Party Administrators (TPA) to determine the validity of items. The problem was complicated by the fact that mixed FSA/non-FSA receipts were not able to split the tax line item without being versed in the sales tax laws of every state and locality in the United States. IIAS solves this by having the retailer identify each eligible item and split the transaction. The "pay and chase" method of requiring receipts for substantiation for FSA debit card charges proved to be burdensome to the consumer when purchasing OTCs that could not be verified. Also, the lack of an auto-adjudication process allows for potential abuse of the flex spending account and FSA cards. With the inception of IIAS and its auto-adjudication process for OTCs, it will reduce the risk of fraudulent or erroneous charges.

How is the Eligible Medicaid Item Determined?

Eligibility will be determined by a group called SIGIS, the Special Interest Group for IIAS Standards. The group was created to manage IIAS Standards on an on-going basis. SIGIS is composed of a broad range of participants, including retailers, card issuers, third party plan administrators, merchant acquirers, processors, financial institutions, trade association groups, software vendors, and payment card networks.

SIGIS will contract with a company experienced in list management and development to review the list. SIGIS has developed an IIAS standard that is recognized industry-wide, which will enable acceptance of all FSA/HRA payment cards. TPAs will implement a common set of procedures that applies to IIAS transactions at participating retailers. Additional values that were not previously provided will be added to the authorization message, allowing administrators greater flexibility in debit card plan design than had been available before, including support for HSA and restricted-HRA plan designs.

Who is Eligible to Participate in SIGIS?

The group is open to all participants involved in offering, processing or accepting healthcare payment cards for FSAs and HRAs. Thus, membership is open to retailers, card issuers, third party plan administrators, merchant acquirers, processors, financial institutions, trade association groups, and payment card associations;  how to become a certified SIGIS member.