| The healthcare system is an intricate structure | | | | - Provides real-time drug history of patients, which |
| with many, overlapping parts. Patients within the | | | | is taken from several sources and consolidated in |
| system have contact with primary doctors, | | | | one convenient place. |
| specialists, pharmacies, health insurance providers, | | | | - The integrated system can allow for speedy |
| etc. | | | | transitions through multiple sections of a medical |
| Patients are not the only participants within the | | | | facility including admissions, transfer, and discharge. |
| system who must maintain several lines of | | | | - Reduce or completely eliminate errors regarding |
| communication. Doctors and healthcare | | | | conflicting medications through the access of |
| professionals must maintain meticulous and | | | | patients' full drug history and drug interaction |
| flawless records in order to keep systems running | | | | information. |
| efficiently and patients healthy and happy. Medical | | | | - Varying ePrescribing software options can |
| management software can help maintain records, | | | | address the needs of a small, private practice or |
| contribute to an error-free health environment, | | | | a large medical facility. |
| help facilities run smoothly, and provide patients | | | | - Includes prescription options containing formulary |
| with the best care possible. | | | | data, which may eliminate the number of callbacks |
| Many private offices as well as larger, health | | | | from pharmacies or other doctors regarding |
| facilities can benefit from in-house ePrescribing | | | | scripts and compliance. |
| systems. E-prescribing program vendors present | | | | - Maintain medical records and information for |
| doctor offices and health facilities with several | | | | easy transference to other computer-related |
| options regarding implementation. Depending on | | | | health systems within your facility. |
| your facility's structure, it may be beneficial to | | | | - Integrated esprescribing systems offer |
| adopt a loosely integrated solution or one that is | | | | information to several health professionals |
| highly integrated, providing drug information, | | | | (hospital staff, emergency medical staff, ER |
| connectivity to pharmacies and other doctors, as | | | | workers, etc) within various areas of the system |
| well as other options. What are some specific | | | | in order to provide patients with the best care |
| benefits a prescription system can provide? | | | | possible. |
| Consider the following: | | | | |