Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) Release 2 Phase 3

Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) Release 2 Phase 3 (EPS) allows prescribers to generate and transmit electronic prescriptions to a dispenser, for example, a pharmacy of the patient’s choice, from Vision 3.

From Vision 3 you can set up the following:

• Nominated Dispensers - Patients can nominate a dispenser to receive their electronic prescriptions automatically, see Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) Nominations for details.
• Use of advanced electronic signature on electronic prescriptions - Prescribers can apply an advanced electronic signature to the prescription message, making the message the legal prescription, see Signing Prescriptions for details.
• Bulk signing - You can apply an advanced electronic signature to multiple prescriptions for multiple patients in a single operation. This process encapsulates all existing procedures that occur in the paper based process. A new All Prescriptions View in Consultation Manager provides a multi-patient view of prescriptions, allowing bulk signing, prescription view and summaries of rejections, see Bulk Signing Electronic Prescriptions for details.
• Electronic repeat dispensing - You can use EPS to generate repeatable prescriptions electronically. Unlike conventional paper-based repeat dispensing, electronic repeat dispensing is possible from a single electronic prescription message, see Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) Repeat Dispensing for details.
• Electronic cancellation - You can cancel electronic prescriptions at any point up until they are downloaded at the dispensary contractor site, see Electronic Cancellation for details.
• Addition of right hand side (RHS) items - Items which normally print on the right hand side of a prescription are included in the electronic message, along with any clinical message from the prescriber to patient.