Tim Churches wrote:
Greg Twyford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Pharmacy rep thought it had to maintain the patients' freedom of choice,
not to direct the script to a particular pharmacy. The health department
rep referred to "some kind of electronic holding point, or mailbox" and
that the "security measures still had to be completed". Sounds like a
centralised system is envisaged, which was where they'd gotten to with
"HealthConnect' before they scrapped it, and God knows what technology
will be involved.
Or MediConnect. Which reminds me, did the patent which the Pharmacy Guild applied for on e-script business process ever issue (i.e. was it granted)? I know that I looked into lodging an opposition to the patent application until I found out how much it costs to oppose a patent and the additional financial jeopardy which lodging a patent opposition can put one into (all costs can be awarded against you...).
Tim C
Tim,
Good point. Another addition to the can of worms.
The whole tone of the press report sounds like the decision was arrived
at very quickly, dare I say impulsively? All of which is pretty amazing
after the years of work on HealthConnect/MediConnect, and the
government's recent drum-beating about NEHTA and the importance of
standards.
Greg
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Canterbury Division of General Practice
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