MedAdvisor Launches First Phase of Highly Anticipated GP Link Program
18 March 2016 - 1:03PM
Business Wire
First-in-class program completes integration of
connected health platform
GP Link designed to enhance doctor-patient
interaction
GP Link to provide future revenue stream to
MedAdvisor
MedAdvisor Limited (ASX:MDR) an Australian software
developer focused on improving health outcomes by placing patients
at the centre of connected health platforms, today launches the
first phase of its GP Link program.
The first phase of the program will allow MedAdvisor to gather
data and feedback from doctors as they test the two main
functionalities: patient adherence tracking and remote prescription
re-issue.
MedAdvisor CEO, Mr Robert Read, said: “We are very excited to
launch MedAdvisor’s highly anticipated GP Link feature. GP Link
represents the final building block in our integrated health
platform that connects patients, pharmacists and GPs, with the goal
of influencing superior individual health outcomes.
“GP Link will strengthen doctor-patient relationships, allowing
doctors to access patients’ medication adherence profiles, enabling
more accurate consultation, and reinforcing the role of the
patient’s regular doctor as the primary healthcare provider. It
provides patients with convenient features including reminders to
see their doctor for a new prescription and also being able to
request repeat prescriptions from their chosen doctor via their
smartphone.
“As a first mover in this space, MedAdvisor is poised to
capitalise on significant opportunities in the short to mid-term,
and we look forward to reporting back to the market on the uptake
and success of GP Link.”
Dr Frank Barbagallo, a General Practitioner in Deepdene,
Victoria, said: “Any tool that provides GPs with more evidence
to make better clinical decisions and reduce the fragmentation of
care is welcomed. As GPs, we will be looking forward to the
successful first phase of this program so that it can be more
widely rolled out. MedAdvisor looks to be an exciting
practical innovation to assist primary care.”
National Pharmacies has made the MedAdvisor program available at
its 54 pharmacies across Victoria, South Australia and New South
Wales.
Mr Sam Laing, Development Manager for National Pharmacies, said:
"We are focused on enhancing the everyday wellbeing of our members
and we feel strongly that the MedAdvisor platform is able to
improve the quality of people's lives by helping them to manage
their medications safely and effectively. We applaud the addition
of the GP Link, making this a connected healthcare platform which
will result in better health outcomes for our patients. The program
is already being used by over 10,000 patients across the National
Pharmacies network."
MedAdvisor will derive a revenue stream from GP Link in the
future to allow low-risk patients to electronically request repeat
prescriptions and have these issued.
In a recent survey of over 11,000 MedAdvisor users, 87 per cent
of respondents indicated the ability to request new prescriptions
from their GP would be a useful feature.
About MedAdvisor
MedAdvisor is an Australian software systems developer focused
on addressing gaps in personal medication adherence. MedAdvisor’s
free app connects to pharmacy dispensing systems to automatically
retrieve medication records and drive an intelligent training,
information and reminder system to ensure correct and reliable
medication use. It was the most downloaded pharmacy or
medication-related app in Apple and Android stores in Australia in
2014 and 2015, and is being used by more than 130,000 Australians.
A quarter of all Australian pharmacies subscribe to the MedAdvisor
software platform. By January 2016, MedAdvisor’s convenient
Tap-to-Refill feature had resulted in one million prescription
refills by Australian consumers,
MedAdvisor has established sales and marketing partnerships with
private health insurer, BUPA, and has training and service
contracts with top tier global pharmaceutical companies, including
GSK, AstraZeneca, UCB and Apotex. MedAdvisor has a Health
Association Partnership with Epilepsy Queensland.
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