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Medication Safety

                                                        

Project Members:        Phone:        

Executive Sponsor

Paul Bush, PharmD

792-2665

Project Leader

Kelli Garrison

792-4682

Project Coordinator

Karen Melanson, RN

792-7345

Project Tech Lead

Jim Early

792-1101

Clinical Services Liason

Paul Bush, PharmD

792-2665

McKesson Project Manager

Michael Huffman

                                                     
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AdminRx 

Please help Information Services resolve problems with the new system by filling out the AdminRx Problem Worksheet. 

Meetings:

For copies of previous meetings minutes please contact recording secretary:         

Melanie Richardson.

DESCRIPTION OF COMPONENT: Handheld or wireless cart-based application utilizing barcode technology at point-of-care.

Accurately performs the delivery of medication order by verifying the “five Rights”: 

  • right patient
  • right drug
  • right time
  • right dose 
  • right route

Why Barcode Medications?

The Medical University is about to embark on a project to barcode medications given to patients. This short set of 10 slides attempts to answer the question of why use barcodes and how this will impact our patients and us as an institution.

eMeds (Horizon Meds Manager) - replaces Inpatient Pharmacy System

DESCRIPTION OF COMPONENT: eMeds is the pharmacy software for order entry, patient medication profile maintenance, and charging. It will integrate with physician order entry and electronic medication administration.

Features

* Electronic medication order processing

* Advanced clinical tools, including a user-defined rules engine

* Integrated workflow through an electronic work list

* Robust online clinical documentation

* Automatic intervention documentation

* Integration with physician order entry applications

* Laboratory integration and alerts

* Patient education tools

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