Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 12th May, 2018

Here are a few I came across last week.Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.-----https://www.digitalhealth.net/2018/05/dimec-chose-pharmacy-prescription-collection/Dimec allows patients to choose pick-up point for prescriptionsA pharmacy app has announced it is the first service in the UK to allow patients to choose any high street pharmacy to collect their prescription.Hanna Crouch – 3 May 2018Dimec works by linking a patient’s phone directly to their NHS GP and pharmacy and then letting them pick where to collect medicines from at the touch of a button.Prior to this, patients were required to contact their GP or Pharmacist to request to alter their pharmacy.The update to the app means patients can now view and select high street pharmacies based on their current location their home address or scroll...
This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.

Source: Australian Health Information Technology - May 12, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs