Hi Andrew, What is transmitted in the signed package - is it coded meds, text, a blob of some sort or ??
Cheers David. ---- Dr David G More MB, PhD, FACHI Phone +61-2-9438-2851 Fax +61-2-9906-7038 Skype Username : davidgmore E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] HealthIT Blog - www.aushealthit.blogspot.com On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:37:49 +1100, Andrew N. Shrosbree wrote: > Ken, > > I think this might be relevant to readers of this list: > > The transmission, encryption and signing are all web service based, and have > progressed as closely as possible according to NEHTA defined standards. Merry > Christmas to all. Regards, Andrew > > Ken Harvey wrote: >> NT trials electronic prescriptions >> >> http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200612/s1816864.htm >> >> Electronic prescribing and dispensing of medicines is being trialed in the >> Northern Territory in an Australian first. >> The trial is a joint initiative of the NT and federal governments and the >> Top End Division of General Practice. >> It is being tested at aged-care facilities, with plans to extend the system >> to GPs across the territory in the next 18 months. The system uses electronic >> signatures and secure encryption to send prescriptions to local pharmacies. >> Leonie Katekar from the Top End Division of General Practice says the trial >> has come at a good time. >> "The current system relies on faxes and the postal service," she said. "It's >> an extremely inefficient system, which is frustrating for GPs. "It's >> frustrating for those that work in aged-care homes, it's frustrating for the >> people that live there and also for the pharmacists. "So there are lots of >> potential benefits in terms of quality and safety improvements." _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list >> [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
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