Scheduling software for pharmacies
Optimize the organization of your pharmacy with PlanningPME software
Managing a pharmacy is not limited to dispensing medications. It is a complex ecosystem where employee scheduling, appointment scheduling, training coordination, delivery and order tracking, administrative task management, and of course, team organization intersect. Faced with these organizational challenges, pharmacies choose PlanningPME to streamline their processes, gain efficiency, and improve customer service.
Adapting to a demanding and constantly evolving sector of business
The pharmaceutical sector is constantly evolving. Teams must not only meet the needs of patients but also keep up with the progress of laboratories and partners. This meas:
- Regular meetings with suppliers and laboratories to discover new products or medical devices.
- Internal training to keep teams’ skills up to date and guarantee optimal advice to customers.
- Logistical tasks such as deliveries, maintenance of premises or waste management.
- Health checks for patients with specialized follow-ups.
The objective: to ensure quality service while maintaining an impeccable internal organization. It is in this context that PlanningPME has become an indispensable ally for this pharmacy.
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Centralized vision to manage a variety of tasks
With PlanningPME, the pharmacy manages to plan all its appointments clearly and precisely:
- Meetings with suppliers and laboratories : with partners or specialized brands, coordination of regular visits for the presentation of new products, such as medical devices.
- Patient appointments and specific follow-ups : The pharmacy offers consultations for: taking measurements for medical devices, medication reviews (an increasingly requested service), specific consultations with laboratories or brands
- Organizing trainings : Continuing education is a pillar in a pharmacy. With PlanningPME, the pharmacy efficiently organizes: training sessions for products and small group sessions (1/2 groups) to facilitate learning.
Daily task tracking made easy
In addition to appointments, pharmacies perform many administrative and logistical tasks. With PlanningPME, everything is organized, prioritized, and tracked. Here are some examples of planned tasks:
- Deliveries and installations : Delivery of medical equipment (e.g. medical beds, orthopedic devices) and specific installations.
- Maintenance management : Regular cleaning of premises (cleaning of windows, offices) and management of waste (cardboard, paper, household waste) for a healthy environment that complies with hygiene standards.
- Organization of material resources : Pharmacies can also anticipate busy periods, such as school holidays, and adapt their schedules accordingly.
Anticipating employee time-off
One of the major challenges for a pharmacy is the management of time-off. With PlanningPME, pharmacies can monitor in real time:
- Holidays and special time-off
- Sick time and other unexpected time-off
- Backfill
- External team training and internships
Each time-off is planned and communicated, allowing the need for backfill to be anticipated so that the pharmacy can operate without interruption.
Save time and gain visibility with task status information
PlanningPME offers a clear status system for each task, such as:
- Not started
- In progress (25%)
- In progress (50%)
- In progress (75%)
- Completed
- Cancelled
This detailed monitoring allows management to have an overall view of the progress of projects, whether it involves appointments, administrative tasks or training.
Concrete benefits for a pharmacy
The integration of PlanningPME made it possible to:
- Optimize the scheduling of appointments and training
- Gain efficiency in logistical and administrative tasks
- Anticipate time-off and adjust human resources
- Ensure precise monitoring of each task using progress statuses
PlanningPME software is an essential tool for pharmacies looking for organization and performance. With its comprehensive features, it perfectly meets the specific needs of this demanding sector of business. Are you in the pharmaceutical sector? Discover today how PlanningPME can transform the management of your teams and optimize your daily tasks.
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FAQ
PlanningPME is designed to adapt to the diversity of a pharmacy's activities. You can plan: appointments with suppliers and laboratories, internal and external training for your teams, administrative and logistical tasks such as deliveries, cleaning, or meetings, time-off and vacations of personnel in order to organize replacements and ensure continuity of service.
PlanningPME offers a specific feature to track team time-off and vacations. It is possible to: determine vacations, special time-off, sick time, or internships, specify backfill periods to anticipate staffing needs and view time-off on a calendar to avoid any scheduling conflicts. This allows for proactive management of human resources and better distribution of tasks.
Yes, PlanningPME has a task progress status functionality that provides a real-time visibility. With these statuses, you can easily track the progress of each project, whether it is meetings, training, or deliveries, and adjust priorities if necessary.
Absolutely. PlanningPME adapts perfectly to the needs of pharmacies thanks to its flexibility. It enables you to: manage a large volume of appointments and tasks, whether recurring or one-off, organize internal/external training for teams, coordinate deliveries and order tracking with ease, anticipate difficult periods such as school holidays, and adjust resources. The software is customizable for each business and ensures optimal organization, regardless of the number of tasks to be managed.
