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Parchment API & SSO Functionality Overview

The Parchment API enables digital health providers and healthcare systems to integrate prescribing capabilities into their workflows.

Updated over 3 weeks ago

Parchment Health Integration Options

Overview

Parchment Health offers multiple integration pathways to embed our platform within your existing systems—delivering a native-like, ERX-compliant prescribing experience for your prescribers.

We manage all ongoing updates and regulatory conformance while maintaining a premium user experience, allowing you to focus on building the features that drive your core business forward.

Implementation Timeline

Most partners complete implementation within 2-4 weeks.

Features in Parchment

We provide a comprehensive prescribing solution with an expanding feature set built directly into Parchment:

Feature

Description

Superior UX

eScripts are our sole focus—we aim to be best-in-class

Ongoing conformance

We manage all regulatory and compliance updates on your behalf

Edit Prescription Temporarily Paused

Prescribers can modify prescriptions post-creation if errors occur

MIMS subscription

Included at no additional cost

Real-time prescription monitoring

Built-in checks across all Australian states (SafeScript, QScript, etc.) enabling prescribers to verify patient history for scheduled medicines without switching platforms

Bulk uploaded custom drug lists

CSV upload capability for streamlined formulary management

Free admin users

Manage patients and resend prescriptions without additional licensing fees

Admin prescription resend

Administrative users can resend prescriptions after initial creation

Upcoming features

Continuous feature releases and compliance updates—if there's an ePrescribing API, it's likely on our roadmap

IntegrationFeatures/Endpoints

A growing list of endpoints and integration features:

Endpoint/Feature

Availability

Notes

iFrame

Adjustable iframe embeds directly into your application—prescribers never need to leave your environment

Single Sign-On

Authenticate using your existing user credentials

Create Patient

Send patient details to Parchment; we handle IHI validation and direct prescribers to the prescription interface

Write Prescription

☑️

For regulatory conformance, prescribing must occur within Parchment—combining Create Patient + iFrame delivers a native-like experience. We cannot accept prescription details via API

Get Prescription List

Retrieve a comprehensive prescription list for any patient, including prescription tokens

Create Users/Prescribers

Provision new users and prescribers directly from your software

Update User/Prescriber Roles

Modify user and prescriber permissions directly from your software

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