Proactive surveillance of high risk medication orders contributed to the safe implementation of the digital hospital iEMR.
High Risk Medication Remote Surveillance Pharmacist
Initiative Type
Model of Care
Status
Deliver
Added
Last updated
Summary
Key dates
Jan 2017
Jan 2018
Implementation sites
Logan and Beaudesert Hospitals
Aim
To prevent medication misadventure and patient harm during the implementation of the digital hospital iEMR.
Benefits
Prevention of patient harm or misadventure through identifying potential system issues related to high risk medication ordering and administration.
Background
Logan and Beaudesert Hospital undertook a full stack go-live for iEMR.
Solutions Implemented
A senior clinical pharmacist trained in how to utilise the high risk category pharmacist worklist conducted twice daily audits of high risk medications during the formal digital go live. Post digital go live auditing was conducted once daily. The High Risk Medication Remote Surveillance Pharmacist contributed to the safe implementation of a full stack digital go-live.
