Pharmacy IMM

Reduce the risk of patient medication errors in your hospital by ensuring the "Six Rights" of medication administration with barcode-based technology. QuadraMed Pharmacy Integrated Medication Management (IMM) offers real-time, wireless point-of-care medication scanning that allows clinicians to verify a patient's identity and validate medications against active orders. This creates a streamlined medication process and leads to improved patient care and safety. Because QuadraMed Pharmacy IMM solution is fully integrated, it enables seamless medication management that "closes the loop" from order entry to medication administration. Nursing and Pharmacy staff have instant access to patient status records and clinical information, reducing errors and streamlining workflow.

Why QuadraMed Pharmacy IMM?

• Reduces errors – QuadraMed Pharmacy IMM improves medication administration accuracy by allowing nurses to use hand-held wireless scanners at the patient's bedside, guaranteeing the "Six Rights" of medication administration: right patient, right medication, right dose, right time, right route, and right documentation. Plus, real-time charting eliminates manual entry mistakes that occur when orders are translated from one system to another.
• Assures care team coordination – Nurses, pharmacists, and physicians use the same information for ordering, dispensing, verifying and administering medication, thereby improving communication and improving operational efficiencies. Multiple users can access administration information simultaneously, preventing medications from being given outside the medication administration window. Patient's medication administration information is available to nurses at all times, regardless of who else is viewing the record.
• True integration – QuadraMed Pharmacy IMM is a completely integrated medication management solution—starting when the physician orders it, continuing when the Pharmacy dispenses it, and ending when the medication is administered to the patient at the point of care. All order-through medication delivery information is handled via a single database.
• More than just an application – Many hospitals are overwhelmed by the multiple components involved in barcode technology. QuadraMed consolidates these components, offering "one-stop shopping" that includes not only the application, but the hardware and services critical to success.
• Enhanced reporting and documentation – A record is maintained when one of the "Six Rights" is not met in the audit trail. This assists Risk Management professionals in grouping and identifying areas for improvement in patient care and cost reduction. It also reduces the time needed to produce reports for the Joint Commission and other regulatory bodies.
• Bar Code Medication Management (BCMA) support is provided to assure patient safety in positive identification and medication administration checks for The Joint Commission compliance.