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'Improving smart medication management': an online expert discussion.
David W Bates1, Hsiang-Yin Cheng2, N T Cheung3
1Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA dbates@bwh.harvard.edu.
BMJ Health & Care Informatics
|April 28, 2022
Summary
Smart technologies present new medication safety challenges. Integrating digital systems, enhancing prescriber education, and empowering patients are key to safer prescribing and medication management.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Pharmacovigilance
- Patient Safety
Background:
- Medication safety remains a significant challenge in healthcare settings.
- Emerging smart technologies introduce novel drug-related issues for prescribers and patients.
- Addressing these challenges requires a multi-faceted approach.
Framework:
- Focus on enhancing integrated digital and information technology (IT) systems.
- Emphasize improved education for prescribers on safe prescribing practices.
- Promote patient-centered care models empowering individuals in medication management.
Implementation:
- Discussion centered on smart medication management challenges and future directions.
- Roundtable convened in July 2021 as a spin-off of the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care Europe 2021.
- Manuscript summarizes key aspects of digital systems, safe prescribing, communication, education, and adherence.
Implications:
- Improved digital integration can mitigate technology-induced prescribing errors.
- Enhanced prescriber education is crucial for navigating complex medication landscapes.
- Patient empowerment fosters greater adherence and overall medication safety.
Keywords:
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