Recent legislative changes mean pharmacists are required to report information on COVD-19 and flu vaccinations that they administer to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) from 1 March 2021, or face penalties.
Recent legislative changes mean pharmacists are required to report information on COVD-19 and flu vaccinations that they administer to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) from 1 March 2021, or face penalties.
Software provider GuildLink integrated its flagship product GuildCare NG with the AIR in 2018, meaning vaccination cases are batch uploaded overnight.
Upcoming enhancements will see the integration between GuildCare NG and the AIR in real time.
GuildLink Chief Executive Officer Arun Sharma, said the real-time integration between GuildCare NG and the AIR was a natural progression for the company’s product.
“It will help pharmacists meet the mandatory reporting requirements, and it will free up pharmacist time, by making the process more efficient,” he said.
“Ensuring data is securely and accurately uploaded to the AIR, with no further reporting required by pharmacy staff is just one way we are delivering software that improves pharmacy workflows.
“It’s quicker, easier and fully compliant with the recent legislative changes.”
Mr Sharma said this was one of the recent initiatives by GuildLink to further improve GuildCare NG.
Upgrades to the existing Community Booking solution that allows patients to book directly with their pharmacist for in-store services are on the horizon.
“These enhancements will make it seamless for a patient to book a vaccination service, have it delivered by the pharmacist, who will be able to see the patients AIR record from within GuildCare NG in real-time before providing the service.
“The pharmacist can then easily record the service against the patient record, and with the AIR, then claim for the service in one easy to use system.
“At GuildLink, our focus has always been on community pharmacies and how we can deliver technology that supports pharmacists to deliver better patient outcomes.”
The GuildLink initiatives further underscore the benefits of the Guild Corporate Vaccination Program which offers an economical and convenient way for employers to facilitate influenza vaccinations in the workplace.
As opposed to existing workplace vaccination programs that involve in-office visits by healthcare professionals, the program is flexible in that it allows staff to choose the date, time and local pharmacy most convenient to them (via the Guild member network).
Learn more about the Guild's Corporate Vaccination Program.
