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Electronic prescription fulfillment and renewals

Purpose

1. Automate electronic prescription fulfillment and renewal processes for infectious disease patients to reduce administrative burden, eliminate manual errors, and ensure timely delivery of essential medications.

2. Automates verification, submission, and routing of prescription requests from physicians to pharmacies and notifies patients on status.

3. Supports automated monitoring for renewal needs, compliance checking, and documentation in EHR systems.

4. Enables continuous medication access, especially critical for chronic infectious diseases requiring long-term therapy and regular adjustments.


Trigger Conditions

1. Patient submits new or refill prescription request via patient portal or mobile app.

2. Automated physician approval or EHR flag for pending renewal.

3. Electronic health record (EHR) update reflecting new lab results or visit.

4. Scheduled medication renewal window approaching, detected by automation.

5. Pharmacy notification of prescription about to expire.


Platform Variants

1. DrFirst (e-Prescribing API)

- Feature/Setting: Automates secure electronic submission of new or renewal prescriptions; configure 'SendRx' and 'RenewalRequest' endpoints.

2. Surescripts (e-Prescribing Gateway API)

- Feature/Setting: Automates real-time routing of prescriptions and renewal requests; enable 'MedicationHistory' and 'RenewalResponse' operations.

3. Epic (App Orchard, Orders API)

- Feature/Setting: Automates e-prescription creation and renewal orders; use 'POST /orders' functionality in integration.

4. Cerner (Open Developer Experience - Millennium API)

- Feature/Setting: Automates prescription request and renewal submissions via 'MedicationOrder' resource.

5. Allscripts (ePrescribe API)

- Feature/Setting: Automates prescription and renewal activities through 'CreatePrescription' and 'RenewPrescription'.

6. Athenahealth (Orders API)

- Feature/Setting: Automates prescription fulfillment and renewal via '/orders/medications'.

7. Greenway Health (Intergy API)

- Feature/Setting: Automates medication orders and refills via 'Medication Management' endpoints.

8. Practice Fusion (FHIR API)

- Feature/Setting: Automates prescription documentation and fulfillment using 'MedicationRequest' endpoint.

9. Meditech (RESTful eRx Services)

- Feature/Setting: Automates medication ordering and automatic refill requests with 'MedicationOrderService'.

10. Medisafe (Mobile Integration API)

- Feature/Setting: Automates patient reminders and prescription renewal prompts via 'Rx Push' notifications.

11. Truepill (e-Prescription Fulfillment API)

- Feature/Setting: Automates dispensing and delivery by configuring 'OrderPrescription' and 'RefillRequest'.

12. DoseSpot (ePrescribing API)

- Feature/Setting: Automates digital prescription workflows via 'CreateNewRx', 'RefillRx', and 'CancelRx'.

13. Twilio (SMS Programmable Messaging)

- Feature/Setting: Automates SMS alerts for renewal prompts and prescription status; configure SMS webhook triggers.

14. SendGrid (Transactional Email API)

- Feature/Setting: Automates patient and pharmacy email notifications via email triggers; set up API for automated messages.

15. Zapier (Workflow Automation)

- Feature/Setting: Automates cross-app workflows, e.g., triggering renewal requests upon EHR update.

16. Microsoft Power Automate (Cloud Flow)

- Feature/Setting: Automates multistep flows connecting EHR, pharmacy, and patient notification via prebuilt connectors.

17. Google Cloud Healthcare API

- Feature/Setting: Automates FHIR resource sync across EHR and prescription fulfillment systems.

18. Salesforce Health Cloud (Process Builder/Flow)

- Feature/Setting: Automates case creation and pharmacy coordination for prescription renewals.

19. Slack (Incoming Webhooks)

- Feature/Setting: Automates internal team notifications on renewal/fulfillment status via webhook integration.

20. DocuSign (eSignature API)

- Feature/Setting: Automates capture of required e-signatures for controlled substances; configure 'RequestSignature' flow.

Benefits

1. Streamlines prescription and renewal process, making it automated and error-free.

2. Enables automator-driven compliance with regulatory standards.

3. Automates patient engagement and adherence reminders, reducing missed medication doses.

4. Reduces administrative overhead by automating repetitive tasks.

5. Enhances care quality and continuity with always-on automation of prescription cycles.

6. Supports scalable, automatable workflows for single physicians and multisite clinics.

7. Automates cross-platform communication for faster medication fulfillment.

8. Improves satisfaction for patients and providers through timely, automated prescription management.

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