Karen Hess
November 2, 2006
Pharmacy Inventory Control
Systems (PICS)
Basic Features
Provider Expectations
General Features
Current Status
Next Steps
PICS Basic Features
Automated Inventory and Reconciliation
System
Doses in Current Inventory
Reconciliation
Doses Received
Doses Administered
Places Vaccine Order
Automatic Replenishment
Inventory limits
Based on historical usage
Updated periodically
DTaP Minimum 40 Maximum 90
On hand Order Max
Reorder 34 60 94
Reorder 68 0 68
Reduced Paperwork
Biological Order Form
Monthly Biological Report
Transfer Form
Urgently Needed Order
Receiving Vaccine
Preservation of Cold Chain
Days/Hours of Operation
Notification of Order Generation
Tracking Orders
Security
System Security
Data Security
Application Requirements
IBM compatible personal computer
Operating system: Microsoft Windows
98/2000
Memory: 32 MG
Processor: Pentium
Internet access: 56K
Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer,
Version 5.5
Training and Assistance
Free Training
Hands on
Internet
PICS Manual
PICS Help Desk
PICS Progress
Pilot - Implementing PICS in phases
Training ongoing for regional and local
staff
44 Sites include Health Service Regions
and Local Health Departments
PICS Computer Interfaces
PICS to TWICES
PICS to VACMAN
PICS to ImmTrac (2007)
PICS – Next Steps
Draft Forms – Paper reporting pilot in
HSR 8
Urgently Needed Order Form
Transfer Form
C-33 Extreme
Vaccine Management Business
Improvement Project (VMBIP)
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