South Dakota gets new Telepharmacy, helps alleviate pharmacist shortage

From the article:

Just this week, the Eagle Butte location has been officially authorized as a pilot site for telepharmacy. Stephens said. That means a pharmacy technician in Eagle Butte will be able to fill prescriptions under the supervision of a pharmacist who watches the technician work via television, he said.

Stephens said he has noticed a resurgence of young people living in many of the towns Vilas serves. The courier system works well in part because of the nationwide shortage of pharmacists, he said. There are 5,000 unfilled pharmacist openings in the U.S., Stephens said.

VA implements telepharmacy, "Safety, efficiency, and patient satisfaction improved"

In their OIG report, they claim "Safety, efficiency, and patient satisfaction improved with the implementation of the telepharmacy program".

In his post New Reports From the VAOIG, Mike Fielder says "We identified the telepharmacy program and QM program redesign as organizational strengths."