Health and personal care

Connectivity for pharmacies

Prescriptions, insurers and wholesalers are connected in real time. Appointments, records and payments all run on the connection, and customers notice the moment it fails.

Internet, wireless and security for pharmacies

Each of the three has to be right, and they are usually bought from different companies. We compare them together.

Internet

Claims and e-prescriptions cannot wait for an outage to end.

Wireless

Delivery drivers and pickup notifications rely on mobile service.

Security

Prescription records are highly sensitive and regulated.

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The claim would not go through

By the Telecom Agency advisory team

Every prescription is checked with an insurer in real time. When the connection fails, the pharmacist cannot fill the order, and the patient cannot leave without it.

What a consultant changes

For a pharmacy an advisor recommends two connections by different routes, switching automatically. Telecom Agency shows the cost from several carriers and negotiates it. That redundancy is affordable more often than owners expect, once someone compares the market.

How Telecom Agency shops the market for pharmacies

The advice
Because claims are checked in real time, an advisor recommends two connections by different routes with automatic switchover, and compares the carriers that can deliver them.
The price
The second connection is priced as a standby. Carriers are compared on repair commitments as well as cost.
The service
The switchover is tested, and the advisor escalates any outage. Delivery drivers' mobile lines are managed on the same account.
  • No fee to you: providers pay the advisor
  • Every provider compared, none favoured
  • One contact for every carrier
  • Reviews and support after the install

An illustrative scenario based on situations common among pharmacies. It does not describe a specific client.

What we usually put in place

  • Two paths to the internetA main circuit with an automatic backup.
  • Phones with reminders and textingFewer missed appointments and easier rebooking.
  • Privacy-minded vendorsProviders willing to put their obligations in writing.
  • Guest Wi-Fi kept separateWaiting-room devices never touch business systems.

Providers that often fit

The shortlist depends on your addresses. Open a provider to check availability where you work.

The best connection available,at a price you can compare.

Tell us where you work and what you run. An advisor brings back internet, wireless and security options side by side, at no cost to you.

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