Best Practice have announced that they have expanded their options for digital prescription tokens by adding MediSecure to their Prescription Exchange Service.

Previously, Best Practice could only enable practices to connect to eRx for digital tokens although of course they could use MediSecure for their barcode paper scripts. This delayed the roll out of QR codes and restricted Practices already using MediSecure to using paper scripts with bar codes.

Digital prescription tokens are indicative of the wave of digital transformation sweeping through General Practice. There have now been more than 10 million digital token prescriptions issued in Australia since launch late last year. By the end of the year estimates suggest more than 10% of all GP issued scripts will be delivered electronically.

The initial uptake of DPTs was linked to Telehealth but it now has a life of its own as many practices have discovered the convenience of not having to print scripts and physically hand them to patients.  In most cases it’s also more convenient for the patient to receive the QR code on a smartphone via email or text.

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