Medication Management
The Medication Management module provides comprehensive medication ordering, dispensing, administration, and monitoring for inpatient care. It incorporates clinical decision support to improve medication safety and streamlines the entire medication process from physician order to patient administration.
Key Features
Medication Ordering
- Computerized provider order entry (CPOE)
- Order sets with evidence-based protocols
- Weight-based and BSA dosing calculators
- Real-time order verification
Pharmacy Management
- Order verification workflow
- Formulary management
- Inventory control
- Automated dispensing integration
Medication Administration
- Electronic medication administration record (eMAR)
- Barcode medication administration
- Five rights verification
- Administration documentation
Clinical Decision Support
- Drug-drug interaction checking
- Drug-allergy alerts
- Dose range checking
- Renal/hepatic dose adjustments
Specialized Functions
Medication Reconciliation
- Admission medication history
- Transfer reconciliation
- Discharge medication planning
- Patient medication list generation
IV Management
- IV preparation workflow
- Smart pump integration
- Rate/dose calculators
- Compounding instructions
Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Restricted antibiotic approval
- Duration monitoring
- Culture-sensitivity matching
- Antibiogram integration
Oncology
- Chemotherapy protocol management
- Cumulative dose tracking
- Treatment cycle management
- Double verification workflow
Controlled Substances
- Secure ordering workflow
- Chain of custody tracking
- Wastage documentation
- Regulatory reporting
Therapeutic Monitoring
- TDM calculator tools
- Lab result integration
- Pharmacokinetic modeling
- Dose adjustment recommendations
Patient Safety Features
The Medication Management module incorporates numerous safety features:
Error Prevention
- Look-alike/sound-alike alerts
- High-alert medication warnings
- Mandatory safety checks
- Hard stops for critical safety issues
Monitoring & Analysis
- Adverse drug event reporting
- Alert override tracking
- Near-miss documentation
- Medication error analytics
Implementation Considerations
- Comprehensive formulary setup with clinical decision support rules
- Thoughtful alert configuration to minimize alert fatigue
- Workflow analysis to optimize medication processes
- Integration with pharmacy dispensing systems
- Barcode medication administration hardware deployment