Remote verification is the process of verifying the authenticity and validity of pharmacy prescriptions that are transmitted electronically from one pharmacy to another. With remote verification, pharmacists do not have to be at the sending site for a prescription to be authenticated remotely.
Remote verification can also provide faster turnaround time for orders and reduce prescription fraud by eliminating in-person contact with prescription holders, giving pharmacies greater control over their inventories. In addition, remote verification provides better access to care for patients who reside in rural or underserved areas.
Remote verification poses challenges for both the pharmacy and the patient. The pharmacy must provide a secure web-based interface from which a pharmacy can receive and print verifications, while patients must visit their preferred pharmacy to pick up their prescriptions.
What is remote pharmacy verification?
Remote pharmacy verification is a process used to verify the authenticity and validity of prescriptions transmitted electronically by one pharmacy to another. Pharmacies that use this process can validate prescriptions before filling them, which can help reduce fraudulent activity and increase patient safety.
What is a prescription?
Prescriptions are special documents with information about the medical history of a patient. To legally fill or refill a prescription, pharmacists must verify its authenticity – by checking for signatures, using secure coding or using other means of authentication – and its validity – by verifying that the medication called for on the prescription is safe for the patient to consume and that it will interact correctly with all other medications being taken by the patient.
What is remote pharmacy verification?
Remote pharmacy verification is a process used to verify the authenticity and validity of prescriptions transmitted electronically by one pharmacy to another. Pharmacies that use this process can validate prescriptions before filling them, which can help reduce fraudulent activity and increase patient safety.
How does it work?
A pharmacist at a remote site receives an electronic prescription from a pharmacist at another site through an encrypted connection. The remote pharmacist validates the prescription, confirms whether the patient has adequate insurance coverage for the medication, verifies whether the prescription is within any applicable copayments or restrictions and dispenses the prescribed medication if it’s authorized by means of an electronic transaction order (e-TO).
