THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced a new initiative called GuildData, a system by which the Guild will access members' pharmacy data to support the Guild's ongoing advocacy work.
GuildData will operate via the Guild's wholly-owned subsidiary GuildLink.
This is in response to feedback from members on how data from pharmacies can be used by the Guild to promote the value of community pharmacy.
In return for consenting to the Guild extracting their data, members will be provided with a number of pharmacy scorecards and dashboards that will provide insight into pharmacy activity and performance.
GuildCare NG sites which use Fred Classic, LOTS, Minfos, Simple or Z-Software for their POS and/or Dispense systems can access GuildData from Mar 2018.
GuildCare Classic & Non-GuildCare Subscribers can access GuildData by requesting a GuildCare NG account by registering their interest at ng.guildcare.co.au.
GuildCare subscribers will be kept updated via GuildLink through GuildCare NG, while all Guild members will be kept updated from the Guild as to the progress of the GuildData initiative.
Guild national president George Tambassis said he hoped members would consent to GuildData on the basis of support for the Guild's objectives on behalf of all community pharmacy.
"There is also a tangible benefit for Members in the form of pharmacy scorecards and dashboard that will provide business insights," Tambassis said.
Anthony Tassone, Victorian Guild Branch president presented on the initiative at APP last weekend, urging pharmacies to participate and share their de-identified data.
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