Health IT

The relaxation of a requirement for pharmacies to collect the original copy of faxed prescriptions has been extended to the end of June and is likely to continue for longer

The relaxation of a requirement for pharmacies to collect the original copy of faxed prescriptions has been extended to the end of June and is likely to continue for longer

A New Zealand test that provides a COVID-19 result within an hour has received a funding boost 

Greg Lindberg, the American billionaire who is the majority shareholder in the company that owns pharmacy software company Toniq, has been convicted by a US court for trying to bribe an official

At a time when the simple act of handing a piece of paper from one person to another is suddenly a riskier thing to do, the Canterbury Health System has taken urgent steps to remove that risk – and this is just one of a number of ways prescribing has changed in response to the COVID Pandemic

Major New Zealand health IT player Clanwilliam Group says it has given e-prescribing uptake a boost 

COVID-19 has given signature and paperless prescribing a big shove, with electronic prescribing becoming reality for more doctors and pharmacists

Prescription filling and delivery services are further ramping up as COVID-19 demand hits. Auckland-based companies Zoom Health and prescription delivery newcomer DrInfo have noticed a spike in demand.  

Expert advocates using COVID-19 cases’ cellphone data to accelerate and even automate tracing of their contacts 

Licensed to supply both funded and non-funded medicines including pharmacist only, pharmacy only and OTC medicines, Anna Lee reports some pharmacists have questioned the model of a new digital dispensing pharmacy, saying it's a “recipe for disaster” – particularly when it comes to fraudulent scripts