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Pharmaceutical Information Program (PhIP)
August 17th, 2010
PhIP has compiled a comprehensive report of common therapy use relating to three chronic illnesses; Type II Diabetes, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Hypertension for the Integrated Chronic Disease Management and Prevention Group. More details and the report can be found here.
June 10th, 2010
The 2010 Benefit Evaluation of the DIS has been completed. The results of the BE help to shape the direction of development of the DIS for the coming year.
About PhIP
Health PEI expanded the Pharmaceutical Information Program (PhIP) to capture information on all prescription drug dispenses to Island residents (all drugs, all people - ADAP). The new PhIP was build on the existing pharmacy network that community pharmacies have been using since 1997 to adjudicate claims through provincially funded drug programs.
The purpose of PhIP is to electronically link all health care sites, including community pharmacies, family health centres, physicians’ offices, addictions centres, hospital pharmacies and emergency rooms with a database that maintains patient medication records. The system is intended to provide pharmacists and physicians with medication profiles of individual patients to assist in the patient’s care, to provide electronic information for the administration of government drug-benefit plans, and to provide information for approved health planning, evaluation, and research respecting both beneficial and adverse effects of medications used by residents of Prince Edward Island. PhIP is supported by the Pharmaceutical Information Act, proclaimed in March 2007.
PhIP supports full integration with pharmacy and physician software, providing users with a seamless connection to the system.
This information has been taken from www.gov.pe.ca