Health, Care & Tech Transformation (HCTT)
Joaquim Cardoso MSc
December 5, 2022
Source:
The Wall Street Journal
December 5, 2022
CVS Health Corp. is testing a system that allows pharmacists to process prescriptions in part remotely, …
… a move it said could improve store working conditions and the experience for customers as the company grapples with a shortage of pharmacists.
CVS has equipped roughly 8,000 of its more than 9,000 U.S. drugstores with technology that allows pharmacists to review and enter prescription information remotely while still meeting patient-privacy requirements.
About 400 of CVS’s 30,000 pharmacists are currently helping prepare prescriptions either at central locations, from their homes or in stores other than where medications will be dispensed, the company said.
Originally published at https://www.wsj.com on December 4, 2022.
Note from the Editor
Some critics say that “This isn’t to reduce workload … this is to try and replace pharmacists”.
