Automated Medication Reconciliation Solutions

In an effort to help you source automated medication reconciliation systems, PP&P brings you the following buyer’s guide, offering descriptions of some of the products available in the market. To receive more information about any of the products listed in the guide, simply circle its corresponding number on the reader service card bound in this issue.

Health Care Systems  

HCS Medication Reconciliation now includes HCS e-Medication Reconciliation to assist facilities in reconciling patient’s medication therapy from admission to discharge. HCS e-Medication Reconciliation provides the clinician with the ability to:

•obtain a patient’s prior medication history from retail pharmacies and previous visits       •analyze the data to check for drug interactions, duplicate therapy, and potential non-compliance •manage initial order and transfer reconciliation •create a printed or electronic discharge summary and prescriptions.

www.hcsinc.net 

Design Clinicals, LLC

MedsTracker 2.0 is a Web-based medication reconciliation application that features
•decision support functions
•an HL7 interface for full demographics/ADT and pharmacy messages,
•an interface engine for integration with other hospital information systems,
•First DataBank’s medication databases,
•patient-friendly language for ease in interpreting medication instructions,
•electronic prescriptions,
•automated communication to the next provider of care,
•duplicate therapy checking,
•persistence of the home medication list,
•and auditing and reporting capabilities

www.designclinicals.com

ExitCare, LLC

ExitMeds allows users to create prescriptions electronically, perform medication reconciliation, and print drug information sheets. Medication orders can be imported from other systems via an HL7 interface, retrieved from a patient’s history, or entered manually. The system allows users to apply changes in medication status and print documentation for charts and for patients. A second optional system can check for drug-to-drug and drug-allergy interactions. The ExitMeds module costs $1,000 per year for users of the ExitCare Patient Education System.

www.exitcare.com    

OZtech Systems, Inc.

OZtech’s Medication Reconciliation System can ensure that a complete and current list of a patient’s medications be obtained upon admission, updated during the course of care, and communicated to the next care provider. Upon discharge or transfer, the system generates all required reports, prescriptions, patient instructions, and a list of prescribed medications for the next health care provider. OZtech’s solutions can be customized to meet a facility’s specifications and needs.                                                                                             www.oztechsystems.com

Mediware Information Systems, Inc.

MediREC is an online tool that enables clinicians to electronically access a 12-month history of home medications, including specific fill dates, quantities, day’s supply, and pharmacy and prescriber information. A Web-based application documents and manages the patient’s list of home medications, and an interface allows hospitals to obtain medication histories from an industry medication database, which includes prescriptions fulfilled through retail pharmacies, mail order suppliers, and Medicare Part D providers. MediREC can also create an electronic medication record for use throughout the patient’s stay.                                                           

www.mediware.com  

Iatric Systems, Inc.

 For hospitals operating Meditech Magic or Client/Server systems, Iatric Systems can streamline the process of gathering and reconciling patients’ medications upon admission, transfer, and discharge. The Iatric application integrates directly with Meditech and can save clinicians time by automatically pre-populating current and home medications with data from other Meditech applications. Caregivers can add, modify, or delete medications at each transition, and the system creates an electronic record of reconciliation. Upon discharge, the system also produces customizable medication instructions for the patient.                                                                  

www.iatric.com   

RelayHealth

IntegrateRx provides health care organizations with a record of a patient’s medications, based on information extracted from insurance claims and/or prescription records. The solution is made possible through the participation of leading national pharmacies, pharmacy system vendors, hospital medication reconciliation vendors, and RelayHealth’s intelligent pharmacy claims processing network. IntegrateRx allows for delivery of patient data through the hospital’s current electronic health record software, in order to replace manual processes during patient interviews, and offers drug interaction screening capabilities.                                                                       

www.relayhealth.com  

Thomson Healthcare

Thomson Healthcare’s Clinical Xpert Medication Reconciliation is a Web-based application that creates a patient’s home medication list – using internal and external data sources—and manages the reconciliation of medications for each patient at each transfer within the hospital. The application provides automatic checking for drug interactions. At discharge, the application finalizes patient medications by e-prescribing to the patient’s local pharmacy, printing the personal medication card and medication instructions, and communicating the discharge medications to the referring physician.                                                                                       

www.thomsonhealthcare.com

 
HealthTek Software Solutions

HealthTek’s medication reconciliation tool, RxReconcile, is a point-and-click software solution that integrates medication reconciliation with the orders process, in order to eliminate redundancy, reduce medication errors, and improve patient safety. RxReconcile 3.0 includes full medication reconciliation for admission, transfer, and discharge; First DataBank databases; HL7 integration with other clinical systems; and customizable features. The program is also compatible with mobile computing devices.                                                                                                        

www.rxreconcile.com