The South Australian Government has announced that Healthcare Software and iSOFT Health are the successful vendors in the tender for the state-wide implementation of Pharmacy Information Systems.
The $4.4 million contract involves the integrated solution of PharmCare and iPharmacy which will be rolled out across 11 major hospitals in the state.
PharmCare and iPharmacy are complimentary in the functions they perform:
- PharmCare performs all the clinical functions required for the safe and effective management of medicines; including decision support, adverse reaction alerts and the provision of medication counselling sheets for patients, pharmacists and GPs; and
- iPharmacy provides the administrative aspects; including drug dispensing and inventory control.
Pharmacy Consultant for Medication Safety and Pharmaceutical Reforms, Naomi Burgess, believes that e-health in South Australia is progressing steadily;
"This latest announcement represents another step in the right direction for the future of healthcare in South Australia."
"Safe and effective use of medicines and timely communication between the health care team are important issues and therefore, the decision regarding Pharmacy Information Systems was an important one. We are confident the systems will deliver a solution supporting better care."
Healthcare Software CEO and PharmCare creator, John Elkerton, is confident of the benefits that PharmCare will bring;
"New processes and technologies take a little while to sink in, but when they do we should have safer and more efficient medication practices."
This announcement is the second in as many months for the collaborative solution, as both software solutions will also be implemented across Tasmania by the end of the year.
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