Webstercare uploading pharmacist shared medicines list automatically to MyHR

Medication management software specialist Webstercare has become the first vendor to integrate the new My Health Record pharmacist shared medicines list (PSML), helping community pharmacy Metropolitan Pharmacy Services in Sydney’s Leichhardt to upload the first document to MyHR last month.

Webstercare said the PSML will be created each time the pharmacist updates a client’s medication profile in Webstercare’s Medication Management Software (MMS), and is uploaded seamlessly in the background to My Health Record.

The PSML was added to the system last year and is aimed at patients with chronic conditions and the elderly who are taking multiple medications. It also includes information on over the counter medicines, vitamins and supplements that may interact with prescription medications.

The Australian Digital Health Agency is working with other pharmacy software providers to integrated the new functionality and expects it to be rolled out over the coming year.

Webstercare, creator of the Webster-pak dose administration aid system, worked with ADHA on the first upload.

A Webstercare spokesperson said that when a pharmacist is preparing a Webster-pak or creating a medication chart, they will reconcile the medication list for that person before creating the list in MMS. This ensures the information used in the PSML is the most accurate and up to date source of truth.

“When a change occurs the old profile is saved and the new profile or PSML is immediately uploaded to My Health Record,” the spokesperson said.

The option to enable uploading of PSMLs can be set at pharmacy, facility or client level, so the ability to upload a PSML for any given client or facility can be disabled if required.

“There are no additional workflow steps required for pharmacists to complete in order for this upload to occur and does not require dispensing software to achieve the end result,” t he spokesperson said.

“Once you have set the option to upload the PSML to the My Health Record, it all happens automatically, in the background, without any further intervention from the pharmacist.”

Webstercare founder and managing director Gerard Stevens said many patients using the company’s dose administration aids are older Australians.

“Our Webster-pak system provides assistance to ensure they are taking their medicines safely and at the right time each day, which may help them stay in their own home, instead of needing additional care,” Mr Stevens said in a statement.

“But the pack itself only contains those medicines taken orally and packed in the Webster-pak. The addition of the Pharmacist Shared Medicines List in My Health Record will allow pharmacists using Webstercare systems to better communicate the complete list of a consumer’s medicines in a single clinical document.

“This will make a big impact – for that person’s GP, specialist, clinician at the local hospital – by giving them a better understanding of the medicines that person is taking.”