In case you don't know already, ASCA and ACAA, through the Aged Care Industry IT Council are working to implement Electronic Medication Management (EMM) in the aged care industry - an attempt to improve medication management, decision support, and ultimately, quality of care.
What's it all about?
Basically, EMM will enable GPs, pharmacists, residential aged care providers and hospitals to share clinical information - giving everyone access to a common electronic medication record.
What people think
A series of workshops were held around Australia to introduce the idea, and to seek input from key stakeholders. Discussion was vibrant at these events, with shared frustration surrounding the duplication and inefficiencies in current processes.
Also raised was privacy - issues like who owns the centralised data, who's liable etc.
What do you think?
We'd love to know what you think about EMM - so please leave any comments you have here. And don't forget the IT:informer Twitterstream.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
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2 comments:
We desperately need EMM in aged and health care generally. As a RN and a manager, I am aware of the many medication errors made and the fact that many errors are never reported. A managment system would certainly assist the whole process and help to reduce the errors.
Sue
Indeed Sue, it seems like a nobrainer to most of us! what do you see as the barriers and what do you think will trigger an increased uptake?
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