What You Should Know:
– DoseSpot, a provider of e-prescribing, insurance verification, and revenue cycle management solutions, today announced its collaboration with Amazon Pharmacy, a full-service, online pharmacy.
– The partnership aims to provide DoseSpot users with additional cost savings, expand medication access, and offer faster delivery options.
ePrescribing Struggles
ePrescribing software often struggles to reliably display medication availability and affordability information at the point of prescribing. DoseSpot’s software, which handles over 100 million annual patient encounters, helps physicians see availability, pricing, and delivery options across various pharmacies, allowing them to guide patients in choosing the best option for their needs. DoseSpot also verifies insurance eligibility and helps surface medication savings and manufacturers’ programs to further reduce patient medication costs.
How the Collaboration Works
The integration between DoseSpot and Amazon Pharmacy streamlines the prescription fulfillment process:
- Provider Enters Prescription: Providers enter the patient’s prescription into DoseSpot, gaining immediate visibility into insurance details.
- Pharmacy Options & Pricing: DoseSpot then presents local and home delivery pharmacy options, including pricing, available coupons, and manufacturers’ savings programs.
- Patient-Provider Choice: Providers review these details with the patient, and together they choose a fulfillment option.
- Prescription Submission & Confirmation: The provider submits the prescription to the chosen pharmacy. Patients can receive a compliant SMS message through DoseSpot Pharmacy Select to confirm or select a different pharmacy if the original choice or price changes.
Addressing Key Barriers to Medication Adherence
A national survey found that 33% of Americans do not fill their prescriptions, primarily due to cost (30%). Other significant reasons include medication being out of stock (17%) or the patient’s inability to get to the pharmacy (17%). Additionally, another survey revealed that pharmacy deserts are expanding rapidly, leaving 1 in 7 Americans without easy access to a pharmacy. By collaborating with pharmacies like Amazon Pharmacy, DoseSpot is actively working to remove these barriers to care.
“Often, patients are on autopilot when it comes to pharmacies, not realizing that their usual pharmacy may not be the most convenient, have the best pricing, or availability,” said Josh Weiner, CEO of DoseSpot. “DoseSpot is focused on providing transparency to patients, and our direct connection with Amazon Pharmacy gives patients a home delivery option they may not have considered previously. We’re thrilled to be collaborating with Amazon Pharmacy on this important program.”
