EPS Flashcards
Why is the EPS needed
with the rising amounts of prescription items increasing each year we need a way to deal with it
what is the aim of the EPS
develop a paperless system that
enables prescription to be sent electronically from GP surgeries to a pharmacy or dispensing contractor or the patients choice
send prescription to the NHS business services authority electronically to claim payment
make the process of prescribing and dispensing medications more efficient.
what are 7 predicted advantages of the EPS
future proofing the prescription pricing system
more accurate payments to contractors
less risk on loss paper prescription
more powerful analysis of data possible
part of a huge NHS project to allow greater patient data sharing amongst healthcare professionals
fewer dispensing errors
saves money
What is the NHS spine
a national secure central server of patient and NHS service information programs
what is dm+d
dictionary of medicines + devices
what does a dm+d code enable
electronic transmission of prescriptions and the accurate population of patient records
what is the function of the NHS spine
stores patient data and clinical information which is summarized as the summary care record
it also supports other programmes
what other programs does the NHS spine support
SCR psis access choose and book / electronic referrals GP2GP Secondary uses service EPS
Why was release one useful
reduces data input error
adds accurate patient data record with nhs number
used to test the smartcard system
what were the drawback of release one
more complex PMR entry needed
data input error not reduced
have to send off paper prescription for at month end
what did release two introduce
full electronic system where the prescriber digitally signs prescription formatted like FP10
prescription sent electronically from GP to nominated pharmacy
nominated pharmacy who can print off electronic rx on a dispensing token and accesses electroninc rx by scanning barcode or scans prescribing token barcode to access electronic prescription
dispenses and checks medication and endorses electronically
supplies medication to patient
sends notification of dispensing to spine
check endorsements
what is the eps tracker used for
to find the status of an EPS prescription
how does the EPS work
enter a barcode or search by patient nhs number or date to find where it is in the process
what are the benefits of the tracker
can check the status of prescription
pharmacies can copy and paste barcodes into a system to retrieve a prescription
pharmacies can double check claiming
pharmacies can check if the following prescription have been written
