Transforming Medication Management - MedChart Live at MidCentral

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• Electronic pharmacy medication management system MedChart went live at MidCentral in November 2024.
• The new system is integrated with the NZ Universal List of Medicines (NZULM), NZ ePrescription Service (NZePS) and Medicines Data Repository (MDR).
• MidCentral has achieved integration between Dedalus solutions ePharmacy and MedChart, leading to significant efficiencies.
• Early results show the systems are saving 16-27 minutes per patient on inpatient medication management and 1.5 minutes per patient on locating medicines.
• The time taken to complete the initial pharmacy review has been reduced by up to 110 mins per patient.
  Regular medication reviews have reduced on average by six minutes per patient and discharges by around 33 minutes per patient.