FOI 5294 – Communication Between The Department And Medisecure

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In May 2020, MediSecure's newly appointed General Manager Paul Froedick contacted the Department of Health to propose a meeting regarding collaboration between MediSecure, the Department, and Prospection Pty Ltd on real-time health analytics. Froedick outlined MediSecure's position as one of two Prescription Exchange Services (PES) operating in Australia and emphasized its role in accelerating ePrescribing implementation as part of the government's COVID-19 health response. He described a "value through collaboration" strategy whereby MediSecure would partner with Prospection to leverage MediSecure's real-time prescription data—reportedly proportionally matched to Services Australia's Pharmaceutical Payments Service data—to generate analytics insights. Froedick framed this partnership as a mechanism to create value for the healthcare system while addressing MediSecure's market share challenges and revenue constraints limiting investment capacity in the competitive two-provider