MPS Australia – Case Study
Software Projects delivers mission critical system to manage the medication for tens of thousands of patients Australia wide.
Requirements:
Medication Packaging Systems Australia (MPS) provides a specialised service to Pharmacy and Aged
Care Facilities. Through advanced technologies and manufacturing systems they produce multiple Dose
Administration Aids and medication for the aged. Their product vastly improves drug compliance and streamlines
efficiencies within the Pharmacy and Aged Care Facility. Through their network of clients they are the largest
supplier of medication and packaging to the aged in Australia. They pack over 3,000,000 medications per month,
supplying tens of thousands of patients around Australia their essential daily medicines.
MPS
required
the development of an online software application and eHealth portal fulfilling the following requirements:
- Maintain the entire up-to-date database of PBS medicines, with photographic image and drug description.
- Maintain an interactive administration module.
- Incorporate a full billing system.
- Communicate with various technologies, including automated manufacturing machines, pharmacy point of sale systems, doctor prescribing software, and inventory systems.
- Have permission based authentications to allow all health professionals – doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and MPS personnel – to work in real time on a patients file.
- Full batch tracking and audit facilities.
The resulting product, Healthstream, is the flagship product in the industry.
The Role of Software Projects
Software Projects has been involved in the project since its inception, and is responsible for the development, maintenance and support of the entire Healthstream suite of applications, from the choice and installation of server operating system through to the delivery of thick client side and server side applications.