 |
|
|
|
|
System Changes Projects
(updated 9.12.2006) |
-
Personal
Medication Record
Patients receive medical care in a
variety of settings and from a number of different providers, but
one thing is always constant – the patient. This campaign
has developed a uniform and standardized tool that patients can use
to manage their own medications. The personal medication record (PMR) includes
entry space for patients to record prescription and over-the-counter
drugs, herbals, and supplements. The tool also will include entry
space for recording medication allergies, and other potentially
vital information that should be shared with all of the patient’s
health care providers.
SOS Rx PMR
Templates
AARP's Medicine and
You, which uses the SOS Rx PMR.
|
This campaign will
develop a clearinghouse of safe practices for high-risk situations
in the outpatient medication arena. Numerous organizations have
developed standards of care for a variety of situations and
settings, but the challenge is ensuring the knowledge is transferred
to health care providers. By providing a comprehensive dynamic
resource to which healthcare professionals can turn for guidance on
safe practices when prescribing certain medications, outpatient
medication risk could be reduced. Consumer translations of the safe
practices will be available through the clearinghouse. The
clearinghouse will also provide linkages to other similar activities
and programs.
|
-
Promoting
E- Prescribing
The idea of e-prescribing has great
promise for improving outpatient medication safety. The current
“paper system” of prescribing results in numerous errors, many of
which could be avoided with use of currently available technologies.
The goal of this campaign is to increase consumer awareness of
E-prescribing as an important tool, and educate consumers about the
potential benefits associated with its use.
|
|
|
|
|
[ About
Us ] [ About
NCL ] [ Support
Us ] [ Contact
Us ] [ Home
]
|