It Looks Like A National Real-Time Prescription Monitoring System Is Actually Coming.

This appeared last week:Health hands Fred IT AU$23m for Australia-wide prescription data-sharing exchange ​Fred IT will lead the new national system for real-time prescription monitoring.By Asha McLean | October 23, 2018 -- 21:49 GMT (08:49 AEDT) | Topic: Innovation The Department of Health has this week announced the signing of pharmaceutical-focused IT services firm Fred IT to stand up an Australia- wide data exchange system for real time prescription monitoring (RTPM).The AU$23 million contract, valid until September 2021, will see Fred IT design, build, and deliver the software system for the National Data Exchange component of the national RTPM system, tying together Australian state and ter ritory prescription monitoring systems."The national RTPM system will provide an instant alert to doctors and pharmacists, through their clinician software, if patients have previously been supplied with target drugs," the tender documentation detailed in June. "This information will assist in... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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