Via Christi Health's ePharmacy enhances patient safety by providing hospitals with remote order entry support. ePharmacy provides coverage when hospitals need it — during periods of high volume or after hours when the hospital's pharmacy is closed. 

Kansas licensed pharmacists receive faxed or scanned medication orders sent by hospitals. A pharmacist checks for such items as allergies, drug interactions and appropriate dosage. The pharmacist will then verify and document the order for the hospital.

ePharmacy can benefit hospitals by: 
• Improving patient safety
• Increasing access to a hospital pharmacist
• Decreasing turnaround times for effective  medication dispensing and management
• Improving work environments for nurses and pharmacists due to an increase in support