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Walgreens Developer APIs

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Re: Walgreens Developer APIs

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Post by brianbreslin »

so the only api function they have that looks remotely interesting to me is the prescriptions one. I don't work in the health-tech space, so are there no pre-existing APIs for submitting prescriptions? how do EMR systems do it now?

Maybe there could be an opportunity here for prescription submission + courier/delivery guy API integration to get on demand pickups of meds?

Re: Walgreens Developer APIs

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Post by disposition2 »

brianbreslin wrote: post #2

so the only api function they have that looks remotely interesting to me is the prescriptions one. I don't work in the health-tech space, so are there no pre-existing APIs for submitting prescriptions? how do EMR systems do it now? Maybe there could be an opportunity here for prescription submission + courier/delivery guy API integration to get on demand pickups of meds?

The prescription API is for existing (Walgreen's) prescriptions or transferring a Rx, it doesn't allow you to submit a new Rx, just order refills, etc.

I believe AllScripts' E-Prescribe pretty much has the market cornered for non-hospital pharmacies. I would think most hospital EMRs would have an integrated eprescribe for their internal pharmacy orders.

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Post by mentos »

yes yes yes

I think every single consumer facing company should have an API for developers. So many ideas of mine usually end in "one day when that data is available". 20 years from now I imagine it will be the norm.

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Post by daigoba66 »

brianbreslin wrote: post #2

so the only api function they have that looks remotely interesting to me is the prescriptions one. I don't work in the health-tech space, so are there no pre-existing APIs for submitting prescriptions? how do EMR systems do it now? Maybe there could be an opportunity here for prescription submission + courier/delivery guy API integration to get on demand pickups of meds?

http://surescripts.com - they pretty much own the market

Re: Walgreens Developer APIs

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Post by rnovak »

As both a developer and someone who takes medicine, I'd just like to say: NO

I shred my Prescription labels, and now they're basically going to be opened up to the world for some stupid developer to expose because he/she didn't think it through?

Apple's location data was secure until 3rd party apps leaked it. No thanks. The convenience is not worth the loss in security/privacy

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