International Journal of Health Management Review

The Economic Impact of Medication Errors in the Hospital Environment

Juliana Fernandes da Silva Kochleitner — 2023-07-05

Objective: to evaluate the economic impact of medication errors in the health system.

Method: through a integrative and descriptive review.

Results: revealed that risks will always exist with each new drug substance introduced on the market, but it is necessary to carefully evaluate each secondary outcome to identify the implementation of barriers and, thus, incorporate improvements in the processes that lead to the reduction of negative events for the users. assisted individuals.

Conclusion: we emphasize that the continuous development of health information technology can significantly improve patient safety, including innovative solutions, such as multiple strategies that prioritize integration through synergy, with the involvement of scientists, health professionals, and patients whenever possible.

Medication reconciliation methods used in the hospital scope: An integrative review

Douglas Nunes Vieira — 2023-07-10

Medication Reconciliation (RM) is a systematic and formal process that consists of obtaining and comparing the complete and accurate list of prehospital pharmacotherapies with the hospital medical prescription (on admission, transfer, and discharge), leading to the detection of medication errors (discrepancies). This article aims to identify which medication reconciliation methods are used in hospitals through an integrative review. The results revealed that, out of 12 articles, only 10 cite the use of electronic tool methods, such as electronic medical records, applications, electronic medical records, multimedia software, and toolkit. Electronic tool methods are widely embedded and employed in medication reconciliation in a variety of ways. In conclusion, we highlight that, although electronic methodologies are widely inserted and disseminated as solutions for medication reconciliation, it is unusual. Ideally, a combination of different MRI methods should be combined, according to the reality of each institution, such as a targeted interview with the patient or caregiver, associated with electronic methods to obtain better quality medication reconciliation with better results.

Increased Validation of Medical Prescriptions by Pharmaceutical Retail Leadership: a case report

Wesley Nelo da Silva — 2023-07-05

Objective: Make the process of accessing and validating digitally signed medical prescriptions more agile, as each platform has its particularity, bringing great difficulty in access, expertise, and agility in handling systems for Pharmacies.

Method: The information technology area of the pharmaceutical retail company studied in this article centralized the main electronic addresses on a single web page. The assimilation of digital signature validation training was optimized, allowing counter attendants and/or pharmacists to have greater dexterity in validating signatures. The innovation allowed an analysis of the time spent on the procedure before and after inserting the tool.

Results: The centralization of the access links of the various electronic prescription platforms used to validate the digital signatures of medical prescribers, made accessing the sites faster, making the visualization and validation of prescriptions more agile.

Conclusion: In this way, the customer's shopping experience became more attractive, because the whole process occurs more quickly, bringing the possibility of a greater customer turnover and consequently optimizing service time, making it possible to serve more customers, increasing the number of sales and predisposing to a higher profit margin in pharmaceutical retail.