THE Dept of Health and Aged Care has awarded Fred IT Group the contract to deliver the next phase of the national electronic prescription delivery service.
Pharmacist and CEO Paul Naismith (pictured) shared that using eRx Script Exchange, the new service "will ensure that Australian healthcare professionals and patients will continue to have access to a robust, secure electronic prescription network.
"Health professionals and patients have faster and more accurate medication services in the 14 years since Fred launched electronic prescriptions.
"Doctors, pharmacists and patients will all further benefit from this next phase which streamlines the management of the network."
The main advantages are that prescribers and pharmacies have certainty that electronic prescriptions and SMS will continue without transaction costs, he said.
"Pharmacies will no longer have individual invoicing or PBS online payments reconciliation for electronic prescriptions.
"Prescribing and dispensing software vendors will receive financial support for compliant electronic prescription solutions and customer services.
"There will be strengthened cyber security and greater protections against clinical risk, enhanced capacity for all users to innovate and deliver patient-focused improvement," Naismith said.
The eRx Script Exchange will work with software vendors, prescribers and pharmacies to move to the new arrangements to commence on 01 Jul.
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