Electronic Prescription
We’ve all heard the old saying, “you write as bad as a physician”. It’s a comical statement at first, but under the surface, the reality of the situation possesses several real-world complications detrimental towards patients. Usually, at the end of a visit with a physician, the patient leaves with a written prescription in hand. Ideally, the patient presents this request to the pharmacy, which in return, hands them their medication. Despite this interaction appearing simple, there are several factors in between which could result in the patient waiting extended amounts of time for their prescription, or in some cases, not receiving the prescription at all. Things happen, and life gets in the way. Written prescriptions could get lost or forgotten, in many instances, the physician's handwriting may be so poor that the pharmacist cannot discern the required medication. With the incorporation of Elysium’s e-prescription philosophy, the psychiatrist directly sends the prescription request virtually to the preferred pharmacy of the patient. This simple act optimizes the waiting time of the patient, which could be better spent distributed among other priorities
