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Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination booking system is online, allowing Australians in Phase 1B of the rollout to secure an appointment from Monday.
But listed clinics have reported issues with the system, saying they don’t have enough vaccine stocks on hand to accept further bookings.
The number of vaccine providers is projected to grow to more than 4,000 by the end of April.
Australia’s official COVID-19 vaccine booking website has officially launched, allowing millions of at-risk Australians to secure a vaccination appointment from Monday.
But medical practitioners have reported issues with the booking system, with some clinics saying they do not have enough vaccine stocks to accept new patients via the online portal.
Written by Kate McDonald on
15 December 2020.
Just as big uptake of telehealth marked the first quarter of the eHealth year in Australia, developments in electronic prescribing increased in pace in the second. As part of a range of measures to help get medications to patients quickly and safely, the federal government announced it would fast-track the roll out of electronic prescribing, having made the legislative changes allowing eScripts as a legal alternative to paper late last year.
In March, the Department of Health proposed a development sprint with prescribing and dispensing software vendors to get the majority of GPs and pharmacies with the capability within eight weeks. While our survey of GP software vendors showed a couple would be ready with their fast-tracked versions, there was no way it would reach 80 per cent within two months. The department s agreement to allow image-based prescribing, with photos of scripts emailed or faxed to the pharmacy, proved a bit more