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e-Medication Management

Through e-Medication Management prescriptions may be securely transmitted direct from the GP's desktop to the dispensing pharmacy. Medication information is then securely available in a wide range of healthcare settings from hospitals to community health centres and pharmacies. This will result in an improved use of medicines and a reduction of the number of adverse medication events.

Major benefits of a nationwide e-Medication Management system include:

More appropriate prescriptions
e-Medication Management systems can track what medications an individual is currently taking, and what medications have been prescribed in the past. This ensures that doctors can be confident the prescription they write will work appropriately with the individual's other medications.

More efficient dispensing
A pharmacist will no longer have to decipher handwritten prescriptions and will save time in dispensing medications because the required dosage and strength, as well as any other specific information, will all be contained in the electronic prescription.

Greater empowerment of patients
Individuals will also have access to details of the medications they are currently taking and all the medication they have been prescribed in the past. This affords a greater sense of control over their health records.

Improvements to the safe use of medications
As doctors will have greater awareness of the medications an individual is taking, there will be opportunities to improve the use of medications and reduce the likelihood for adverse drug events.

The e-Medication Management Program
We will work with healthcare organisations to understand the technologies and processes currently used for e-Medications, and determine what projects are the most effective. Once the most effective solution is established, the e-Medication Management program will create recommendations to bring existing projects in line with national standards and establish a blueprint for future e-Medication Management projects.

Contact
For more information on the e-Medication Management program contact
Toby Mathieson - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it