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5 STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL ELECTRONIC MEDICATION MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATIONS An InterSystems White Paper for Healthcare IT Executives
Open the catalog to page 1Portland Hospital Increases Productivity with eMM Portland Hospital was the �irst in the South West Alliance of Rural Health (SWARH) hospital network in the Australian state of Victoria to implement electronic medication management across all wards. SWARH is a long-term user of the InterSystems TrakCare uni�ied healthcare information system across 12 public hospitals in the region. Length of time taken to create charts -30% Returning Patient Charts Portland’s Pharmacy Department halved the amount of time spent reviewing medical charts INCREASED Productivity 5 STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL ELECTRONIC...
Open the catalog to page 2White Paper United Family Hospitals' eMM Scored Highly by Clinicians United Family Hospitals and Clinics (UFH), based in Beijing, China, relies on the InterSystems TrakCare unified healthcare information system for its network of 12 hospitals and clinics. It has implemented electronic medication management in addition to clinicals, patient administration, and a shared Electronic Patient Record. Clinicians cite Medication viewing efficiency Medication administration efficiency Improved prescription turnaround times Reduced medication errors Reduced medication wastage SET CLEAR OBJECTIVES...
Open the catalog to page 3Federal District of Brasilia Cuts Medication Costs by 30% with eMM The government of the federal district of Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, is modernizing the delivery and administration of healthcare for its population of more than 2.5 million citizens with the InterSystems TrakCare uni�ied healthcare information system. The government’s healthcare delivery network includes 15 public hospitals totaling 4,400 beds, plus 61 health centers, polyclinics, diagnostic laboratories, and pharmacies. 12 hospitals have now implemented eMM. reduction in medication costs for hospitals using unit dose...
Open the catalog to page 4may not have access to the same electronic patient record. While the prescribing doctor knows all about the patient, the same clinical information may not be visible or available to the pharmacist. Both systems may generate contraindication alerts, but in one system the reason for overriding the alert may be visible, and in the other it may not. This may necessitate a phone call from the pharmacist to the prescribing doctor, wasting time. And the whole scenario may be repeated again when it is time for the nurses to administer the drug to the patient. In an ideal world there would be just...
Open the catalog to page 5are constantly being barraged with more alerts than they need to do their jobs. However, alerts are provided to avoid errors. Systems need to have the capacity to �ilter alerts beyond a user’s speci�ic role to also take into account their level of experience or seniority. A uni�ied view of alerts and a manageable way to action them, including the need to record an override reason that can be constrained by the severity of the risk, are very helpful and provide ease of use while maintaining safety. All the information provided by the prescriber should also be available to the dispensing and...
Open the catalog to page 6MAINTAIN GOOD PRACTICE and continuous improvement Modern healthcare information systems contain an everexpanding array of sophisticated clinical functionality designed to make life easier for care givers. So it is understandable that users expect to be able to rely upon the support of electronic medication management systems. The problem is that systems are not a replacement for clinical knowledge or clinician engagement with patients. Implementing a good system does not excuse organizations from doing the hard work of determining exactly how that system should maintain and improve upon...
Open the catalog to page 7Enterprise Systems, is designed to lower implementation risk and get key stakeholders involved from an early stage. Electronic Medication Management is delivering signi�icant bene�its to our customers, and we welcome the opportunity to help you achieve your goals. InterSystems Australia Pty Limited Level 12, 383 Kent Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Intersystems Cache, Intersystems HealthShare, Intersystems TrakCare and Intersystems Ensemble are registered trademarks of Intersystems Corporation. Intersystems HealthShare, Intersystems TrakCare, Intersystems Cache and Intersystems Ensemble...
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