Considerations of electronic medications management systems in hospital setting

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Title: Considerations of electronic medications management systems in hospital setting
Author(s): Joyce, Philip
Abstract: Electronic systems that support clinicians in the task of medication management are now being developed and implemented in the hospital setting. Electronic Medications Management Systems provide support to all the stakeholders within the process of medications and support for the patient centric care model. In this paper we discuss the key elements an electronic medications management systems should possess and what type of these key elements it should possess from a clinical/health information manager perspective. Moreover, the paper considers how it could integrate Electronic Medications Management Systems within the current health information architecture with an acute care hospital.
Publication type: Conference paper
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology
Source: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics: Health Informatics: Building a Healthcare Future Through Trusted Information: selected papers from the 20th Australian National Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2012), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 30 July - 02 August 2012 / Anthony J. Maeder and Fernando J. Martin-Sanchez (eds.), Vol. 178, pp. 83-91
Publication year: 2012
Keyword(s): Australia; Computerized medical cecords systems; Electronic medical records; Electronic Medications Management systems; eMMs; Health information architecture; Hospital management systems; Hospital organization; Hospital pharmacy; Hospital pharmacy service; Organization; Management; Medical management; System analysis; Systems Integration; Victoria
Publisher: IOS Press
ISSN: 0926-9630 (series ISSN)
ISBN: 9781614990772, 1614990778
Publisher URL: http://www.iospress.nl/book/health-informatics-building-a-healthcare-future-through-trusted-information/
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