digital health
The pharmacy paradigm shift
Digital disruption and the pandemic have combined to create new expectations among healthcare consumers, and pharmacists will ignore them at their peril, says Guild president Community pharmacists will …
The key to successful digital health
Pharmacists can be a “driving force” in moving new technologies into everyday practice, says FIP Digital transformation of health care may allow for more inclusive, equitable and ethical use of …
Views on digital innovation wanted
The Australian Digital Health Agency wants to hear from Australians about the future of healthcare The Agency has launched a nationwide online survey on digital health this week. Consumers, healthcare providers, industry …
Keeping to the script
One year on from the launch of electronic prescriptions in Australia where are we at now? And what are the next steps? Was it only a year ago that Australia’s …
First active script list launched in Australia
My Script List provides pharmacies with a complete digital list of a patient’s current prescriptions and repeats Fred IT Group has launched Australia’s first digital script list, called My Script …
Pharmacy needs digitally enabled workers: FIP
A large proportion of pharmacy schools and faculties do not yet offer digital health education or training, new survey results show The findings are from a survey by the International Pharmaceutical …
‘Tokens’ would give patients control: MedAdvisor
A MedAdvisor spokesperson has refuted the Pharmacy Guild’s suggestion that the “token” system for e-Scripts would spark problems On Thursday the Pharmacy Guild warned that the planned fast-tracking of electronic …
Digital image-based scripts for SA
South Australia is the latest jurisdiction to allow pharmacists to dispense medicines without a hard copy paper script Pharmacists in South Australia have been given the go-ahead to supply prescription …
What is the ‘Pharmacist Shared Medicines List’?
A new clinical document has been launched within My Health Record to reduce medication-related problems in Australia The Australian Digital Health Agency and Webstercare have jointly launched a new clinical …
An end to paper
Eliminating paper-based messaging in healthcare is now a step closer, says the Australian Digital Health Agency Following a successful trial in 2018, the Agency has now confirmed that it is …
Health data breaches on the rise
A JAMA article has warned that while digital health records have potential to improve clinical care, they could also lead to vast patient harm if not properly secured Researchers from …
Beyond dispensing
The future for pharmacy lies in decision making, patient-facing roles and building strong relationships with medical colleagues, says SHPA president Michael Dooley With healthcare moving into an increasingly digital landscape, …