A MASSIVE $467 million is set to
be spent by the government over
the next two years to establish a
national e-Health scheme.
The budget papers say that
patients and health providers will
be able to access the data which is
described as “personally controlled
electronic health records”.
The 15c per prescription
pharmacy incentive for electronic
dispensing is estimated to cost
$75.5 million over five years.
Medicines Australia backed the e-
Health investment, saying that
electronic records “make it much
easier for patients to keep track of
their medication and immunisation
history and will help ensure doctors’
prescribing decisions are properly
informed by appropriate patient
health data.”
MA ceo Brendan Shaw said the
system would also help reduce the
number of avoidable adverse
medicines events.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 12 May 10 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 12 May 10
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