Pharmacy
What is it?
The Pharmacy project will deliver a single pharmacy system, available across multiple
tertiary, secondary and regional sites
around the state, with all sites using live interlinked data. This approach will:
- establish a single, robust state-wide IT system that can integrate with other enterprise systems
- deliver a common drug catalogue as the basis for usage analysis and supply chain improvements
- replace current pharmacy applications such as ASCribe and Lockie Lots
The project will standardise and improve business processes and the application will be PBS compliant.
What will the pharmacy system include?
The contract for i.Pharmacy, provided by iSoft, was awarded in November 2008. The product includes:
- Drug catalogue management
- Dispensing management
- Pharmacy inventory management (including Imprests)
- Pharmacy purchasing and receiving
- Drug knowledge / interactions database / decision support
- Drug manufacturing
- Pharmacy administration
- Reporting
Delivery date
Pharmacy Management Application (PMA) rollout schedule
PMA rollout schedule – enlarged image (a new browser window will open)
There are two pilot sites planned:
- Swan Kalamunda Health Service in June 2009
- Royal Perth Hospital in late August 2009
The remaining tertiary and secondary hospitals and the regional centres will follow at regular intervals once the pilots are running smoothly.
All Western Australian Department of Health sites should be live by mid to late 2010.
Key milestone delivery
| Milestone |
Delivery date |
Completed |
| Appoint vendor |
Dec 08 |
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| Define requirements and business process workshops |
Feb 09 |
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| Commence build |
Jan 09 |
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| Complete build |
Apr 09 |
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| Build production and UAT environments |
May 09 |
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| Commence pilot training |
June 09 |
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| Launch pilot at Swan |
June 09 |
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| Launch at RPH |
Aug 09 |
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| Launch at Armadale and Port Hedland |
Oct 09 |
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| Launch at Bentley and Broome |
Dec 09 |
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| Launch at Osborne Park and Narrogin |
Mar 10 |
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| Launch at Albany |
Mar 10 |
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| Launch at King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) |
Mar 10 |
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Vision
The future state for pharmacy:
- Will have an integrated view of consumer medicines information at the point of care
- Will be able to share information electronically in a timely and secure manner across different geographic locations and systems (CIS, PAS etc) through all parts of the health sector
- Will have access to data that allows users to more effectively monitor and evaluate service delivery outcomes
- Will be able to receive electronically prescribed medications at Pharmacy
- Pharmacists’ care decisions will be supported by access to appropriate information sources and decision support tools
- Will be able to electronically interact with relevant Health Staff regardless of where they are geographically located
- Ability to monitor and report on PBS compliant medication
Contact us
Email PMA_Project@health.wa.gov.au with any general queries.
