Pharmacy Daily | Pharmacists ImproveIT

Bayside Medicare Local in Melbourne has launched a free project for pharmacists, general practitioners and psychology practices to improve their information and communication technology (ICT). The project is called improveIT and contracts consultants from independent organisation InfoXchange to visit practitioners and assess ICT business strategy. This included software, hardware, how it was fitting into the business and what the pharmacy might want to do in the future, Bayside eHealth portfolio manager Brendon Wickham said. This involved an interview of about one hour to find out where the business wanted to go, and tailor recommendations based on this, presented in a final one hour interview. The project would involve 25 pharmacies, with all registrations needing to be in by the end of March, Wickham said. The project had involved a few thousand dollars but would be offered free, and would provide Bayside with a better understanding of the pharmacy community’s needs as well as providing solid data about pharmacy regarding ICT and eHealth which would help “do our job,” Wickham said. The project came about due to a general sense that a lot of providers probably did need help with IT. Bayside had noticed that while GPs tended to be well supported in IT with companies which specifically provided for them, this was not the case for pharmacy and pharmacists were not sure where to go for help. Pharmacists are invited to call for more information or to register on 03 8514 1043.

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