More Timely Care Through Enhanced Interoperability Between Pharmacists and Providers

House Committee on Ways and Means · November 19, 2025

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Question on patient notification in test-and-treat proposal

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An unidentified questioner asked how a pharmacist, if authorized to test and treat illnesses such as COVID-19 or influenza, would inform a patient’s primary care provider about the encounter; the question framed the issue as one of care coordination for acute and chronic conditions.

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During a hearing of the House Committee on Ways and Means, an unidentified questioner asked how pharmacists in a proposed test-and-treat program would notify patients’ primary care providers; a respondent said communication is currently done largely by telephone and argued enhanced interoperability would improve outcomes.

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