While it is impossible to predict how the pandemic will affect the delivery of prescription medicines to patients, there are significant arguments to be made today that physician dispensing can provide a public health benefit by reducing - even if only at the margin - unnecessary pharmacy visits.
While many arguments can be advanced for and against the practice of physician dispensing, the fundamental trade-off appears to be between patient compliance and convenience on one side vs. increased cost and the potential for distorted incentives or increased errors on the other.
A new independent study from Phyx Primary Care’s Innovation Lab points to measurable improvements in physician burnout, documentation efficiency, and key VBC metrics among primary care practices.