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IT-supported Double Medication Check for Home Care

Authors:
Elles Gyaltsen-Lohuis
Sikke Visser
Marike Hettinga
Ruud Janssen
Jan Nauta

Keywords: double medication check; IT support; home care; effective medicine dispense

Abstract:
This paper presents the work in progress for the Double Medication Check project. The aim of this project is to provide an IT-supported solution for the Double Medication Check (DMC). The need for DMC is pressing. Failures are being made during the dispense of medicines, which costs lives and increases the costs of health care. The practice of DMC puts strain on home care organizations, where increased costs and high workload are practical constraints. With the use of the eHix method, we hope to develop a sustainable IT support for DMC so safe and effective DMC will occur in the home care.

Pages: 240 to 243

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2015

Publication date: February 22, 2015

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4359

ISBN: 978-1-61208-384-1

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: from February 22, 2015 to February 27, 2015