PHARMACY software provider, Minfos, believes its electronic prescription solution will help pharmacists transition to the planned token-based system for scripts with minimal change to workflow.
Moves for the fast-tracking of e-scripts came under fire from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia last week (PD 01 May), who said the decision was "a backward step for patient care at exactly the wrong time" in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, EBOS General Manager Pharmacy Technology, Andrew Hall, the Minfos solution was designed to minimise the impact of the incoming token-based system on pharmacists.
"We wanted to deliver a solution where pharmacists can dispense ePrescriptions in Minfos with minimal change management," he said.
"So, pharmacies using Minfos do not need to register or configure their software.
"All our customers need to do is update their software when it becomes available and follow our six easy steps."
Under the Minfos system Hall said the dispensing workflow for the tokens would mirror process of a paper script, with patients presenting the script on their phone to be scanned, with the token being sent to the printer and printed alongside paper scripts.
Hall added there will be no requirement for Minfos Dispense customers to integrate new software, with the updated dispensing workflow to be provided to clients as part of their subscription from Jun.
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