Medical Practice Access to PharmaNet
Overview of Service
PharmaNet is a secure computer network that links community and hospital pharmacies throughout the province. By allowing B.C. health care providers controlled computer access to their clients' medication profiles, PharmaNet can protect British Columbians from potentially dangerous medication interactions and duplications. In addition, it helps to limit prescription fraud and drug abuse.
PharmaNet complies with the province's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Medical Practice Access to PharmaNet allows authorized medical practitioners to request and receive up-to-date records of medications dispensed to a patient, in a timely and secure manner, at each registered medical practice.
Purpose of Service
Access to PharmaNet aims to enhance patient care by providing complete, accurate and comprehensive patient and drug information.This service is available for physicians in medical practices and supervised persons acting on their behalf.
Register for Access
To register for access, a physician must meet the following requirements:
- The physician must be a member in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia.
- Each eligible physician in a medical practice must sign a Medical Practice Access to PharmaNet Agreement.
The next steps for obtaining access to PharmaNet include:
- Select and contract with one or more vendors to provide Access to PharmaNet for each medical practice where access is required.
The following vendors have been approved by the Ministry to provide Medical Practice Access to PharmaNet.
Commander Group |
(604) 274-1231 |
Excelleris |
1-866-728-4777 |
MediNet |
1-800-737-3771 |
Plexia Electronic Medical Systems Inc. |
(604) 269-3733 |
Regent Healthcare Systems |
(604) 742-8853 |
Skunkwerks Software Ltd. |
(604) 908-7546 |
St. Joseph's General Hospital |
(250) 339-1452 |
- After finalizing arrangements with the vendor(s), each eligible physician must complete the Medical Practice Access to PharmaNet Agreement.
The Agreement is a fill and print e-form with two steps. You must print the form for signature and you must select the submit button to send the form electronically to the Ministry of Health.
Note: this form must be submitted electronically to populate the MPAP registration database. Failure to submit electronically may delay the processing of your application.
Enter your physician and medical practice information on-line in the Medical Practice Access to PharmaNet Agreement (PDF 4.4MB). Incomplete Agreements will be returned.
Click PRINT to print the Agreement. Click SUBMIT to record your request at the Ministry of Health. Sign the hardcopy of the Agreement. Mail the original signed Agreement to:
Data Steward
Ministry of Health
1515 Blanshard Street
Victoria, B.C. V8W 3C8
Each physician will be contacted when his/her registration has been processed and Access to PharmaNet has been activated. If a supervised person (or persons) will be accessing PharmaNet on behalf of the physician, the supervised person(s) must sign an Undertaking of Confidentiality and Security (PDF 220KB) attached as Appendix 2 to the Agreement. These documents are retained by the physician in the medical practice. Before the physician or supervised persons access patient information in PharmaNet, the physician must ensure that the patient has signed a Patient Consent to Access PharmaNet (PDF 247KB) attached as Appendix 1 to the Agreement. These documents are retained by the physician in the medical practice.
Update Information
A physician must notify the Ministry of any changes in address, including new locations, or if he/she ceases to practice at any location from which Access has been provided.
To update your existing agreement information, please complete and submit the relevant update form below.
Update Physician and Medical Practice Information
Update Supervised Persons Information
Documents and Forms
Business and technical specifications for development of PharmaNet transactions are available through the Compliance Standards Documentation for PharmaNet.
Support
For further information or support, please contact the Ministry of Health Helpdesk:
Phone: 1-250-952-1234 or toll free 1-888-764-2323
E-Mail: HLTH.HnetConnection@gov.bc.ca
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