technology
Pharmacists leading the way with stewardship tool
A group of WA health stakeholders are set to evaluate an antimicrobial stewardship decision support tool The tool, Antimicrobial Pathways (AMPs), will be evaluated by a collaboration between the Digital …
Ditching the fax
They can be in insecure locations, they’re prone to user error and there’s the possibility of image degradation and interception – so why is this obsolescent technology “still going strong”? …
The week in review
If you missed any news this week thanks to the nationwide Optus outage, here’s a roundup of the headlines CAPS remains undaunted, calling for change on a number of issues …
Optus outage hits pharmacy
Optus’ countrywide outage is impacting pharmacy services across the country A spokesperson for the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has confirmed that the organisation has heard of a lot of disruptions …
Hospital pharmacy ‘initial teething problems’ addressed, says ACT Labor
The ACT’s consolidation of pharmacy inventory management systems have been attacked as a ‘debacle’ by the Canberra Liberals Health minister Rachel Stephen-Smith’s office has responded to criticism by the Canberra …
Managing transitions: identifying risk on discharge
A new digital health project is set to target the dosage and failures of prescription drugs used by patients after hospital discharge The $2.9m AutoMedic project is being led by …
Fred IT to host national electronic prescription service
Fred IT Group has been awarded the contract to deliver the next phase of the national electronic prescription delivery service for the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care …
Error rates plummet when pharmacists involved: study
Hospital pharmacists evaluate 10 years of partnered charting, showing how pharmacists can help prevent harm Victorian pharmacy researchers have successfully expanded their Australia-first collaborative medication charting model The researchers have …
Three new partners for Fred Marketplace
Fred Marketplace, Fred’s approved software hub, now has MedAdvisor, Scrypt Ventures and Fluger Fred Marketplace has added three new Fred partner-approved software partners this month, with the addition of MedAdvisor, Scrypt Ventures and …
ChatGPT sets out reasons for pharmacist prescribing
Improved access to care, quality use of medicines and increased efficiency are reasons to support pharmacist prescribing, according to the artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT With pharmacist prescribing trials fuelling tension …
Technology lagging on pharmacists’ needs
Gaps in the development of health information communication technology (ICT) may hinder the “inevitable” implementation of pharmacist prescribing, researchers warn. A review of 20 existing health ICT evaluation frameworks, …
Telepharmacy policy framework needed
Australia needs to establish a telepharmacy policy and regulations to boost the use of services, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) NSW Branch Vice President, Dr Sarah Dineen-Griffin, believes. Dr …