Medication Management
SigmaCare's medication management solution is the best in the industry with technology designed to automate and manage the complex workflow associated with long term care physician orders, administration records and third-party vendor integration. SigmaCare's medication management solution includes the following features and benefits:
Cost Savings
- Therapeutic interchanges during order entry help manage medication costs for Part A residents
- Medicaid and Part D formularies for national PDPs built into system reduce non-covered charges
- Gatekeeper function helps facilities monitor high cost medications prior to sending to pharmacy
- End-of-month recaps are eliminated along with associated staff overtime and agency nurses
- Custom order libraries enforce duration limitations promoting patient safety and cost savings
Improved Efficiencies
- Pharmacy inventory loaded in system so only drugs in inventory appear in drug search when ordering a medication
- Upfront formulary validation eliminates adjudication verification by pharmacy which in turn improves delivery times
- Physician orders sent electronically to dispensing system which eliminates illegibility, faxing and pharmacy data entry
- Structured orders with SIG, schedule, protocols/monitoring and diagnoses decreases unnecessary pharmacy call backs
- eMAR automatically updated with dispensed medications which eliminates transcription by facility and associated errors
Improved Quality
- Proactive DUR alerts appear before selecting drug and monitoring/lab tests suggested for certain medications
- Structured order sets allow facility to define standard order profiles for new admissions or by condition
- Improved patient safety by enforcing the 7 Rights: right patient, medication, dose, route, time, documentation, protocol
- Bidirectional interface with pharmacy sends orders electronically to dispensing system and returns updates to eMAR
- Dashboard alerts staff when labs or orders require physician sign-off or med pass and monitoring are due
Contact us if you'd like to learn more about SigmaCare and our medication management solution.
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