Our ECHO Windows-based ordering software fuels your desktop computer with over 75,000 SKUs of product with a direct line to your servicing AmerisourceBergen distribution center for ordering.
Finding the right product to order is a snap thanks to the flexible search options in ECHO: item number, brand or generic descriptions, NDC and UPC numbers, customer specified mnemonics, and advanced "smart" lookup. And capabilities such as the following make ECHO an indispensable pharmacy asset.
- Product description and classification
- On-hand quantity check at the distribution center
- Pricing information including acquisition cost, AWP, and BBDF
- Contract designation and price
- Multiple reporting options with graphing capabilities
- User-defined item flags and department codes
- Generic and therapeutic equivalency ratings
- Formulary flagging
- Hazardous and special handling alerts
- Last order information
- Suggested substitutions
- Order confirmations
- Interdepartmental billing, receiving, and inventory add-on modules
- Sophisticated purchase control/inventory management module (AIM)
- Multi-user and network capabilities
- Radio frequency (RF) support for use with handheld bar code scanning devices
Comprehensive product, order and contract information takes ECHO beyond order entry, giving you the product information and support needed for efficient order management.
Perpetual Inventory
AmerisourceBergen offers a wealth of functionality through the ECHO desktop software program. One of the most powerful tools available within this system is the AmerisourceBergen Inventory Module (AIM).
With advanced analysis driven by a handful of user-input values, AIM assists the purchaser in maintaining appropriate inventory levels. An Economic Order Quantity is displayed in the ECHO ordering screens (and iScan when in RF mode with ECHO) as well as a Min/Max level. AIM also provides several reports and graphs to aid in inventory optimization and control.
If you are ready to take your pharmacy to the next level of efficiency, look into AIM on the AmerisourceBergen ECHO desktop system. AIM for profitability.
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