eMinder Helps Patients
Comply with Drug Therapy
Cogi Systems’ (Minnetonka, MN)
eMinder is an electronic reminder system
for medication and care-management
needs. eMinder is a computer-generated
simple message service
(SMS) that delivers a text message to
the patient’s mobile phone. Each text
message reminds patients to take their
medication on a schedule determined
by themselves and their physician or
pharmacist. The messaging sent from
eMinder helps patients develop a pattern
or habit, resulting in proper use of
prescribed medications. The product
also serves as a reminder for appointments
and other notification needs that
support patient wellness. Reliable and
easy-to-use, eMinder SMS delivers messages
wherever telecommunication
reception is available.
For More Information:
www.cogisystems.com
800-969-1632
ApotheCare-MTM Optimizes
Therapeutic Outcomes
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Cerner Etreby's (Garden Grove, CA)
ApotheCare-MTM enhances the
pharmacist's role in health care in a
variety of practice settings. The system
is designed to address medication therapy
management's (MTM) 5 core components:
medication therapy review;
personal medication record (PMR);
assessment, intervention, and referral;
medication action plan (MAP); and documentation
and follow-up. Medication
therapy review is the process of
assessing the patient's current medication
therapy, allowing the pharmacist to
document all prescription and OTC
drugs, as well as other remedies that
the patient is taking to allow for the comprehensive
checks to be performed by
the database engines. The PMR is generated
and given to the patient for use
in medication self-management. In addressing
medication-related problems,
the pharmacist intervenes and/or refers
the patient to the appropriate counsel
when necessary. This stage is designed
to optimize the drug therapy of a
patient and provide clinical records of
proposed actions or interventions performed
to solve the patient's problem.
The MAP is a handout given to the patient
at the end of the visit. It is a patientcentered
document created together
by the patient, pharmacist, physician,
and other health care providers. Every
MTM service performed gets documented
in ApotheCare-MTM in a consistent
manner, and a follow-up MTM visit is
scheduled with the patient or caregiver.
For More Information:
www.cerner.com/etreby
800-292-5590
PharmaTrak Follows Drug Supply Chain
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System Planning Corp (Arlington,
VA) recently introduced PharmaTrak,
an industry-specific derivative of its
patented GlobalTrak asset monitoring
and tracking system engineered to
meet the rigorous tracking and monitoring
requirements for pharmaceuticals
and biomedical supplies. Pharma-Trak provides real-time tracking and
monitoring throughout the pharmaceutical
supply chain from manufacturer
to distributor to retailer or clinical
trial—without gaps—as shipments
move from trucks to ships, back to surface
transport, and through distribution
centers. The system’s sensor suite
begins with basic security monitors
such as door position, light, and
acoustic detectors. The industry-essential
temperature sensors on Pharma-Trak can be set to monitor and record
temperature, report periodic average
readings at customer-determined
intervals, and send immediate alerts if
excursions beyond acceptable ranges
occur. Humidity, shock, and vibration
sensors also can be calibrated to alert
or report as needed.
For More Information:
www.globaltrak.com
Omnicell WorkflowRx 5.0
Aids Pharmacy Operation
Omnicell Inc’s (Mountain View, CA)
Omnicell WorkflowRx 5.0 central
pharmacy automation solution allows
pharmacy staff to complete automated
dispensing, unit-dose packaging, and
other maintenance tasks simultaneously.
The solution also increases productivity
and efficiency through a unique
intelligent hardware recovery management
feature that frees staff to focus
on direct patient care activities.
Omnicell WorkflowRx 5.0 solution interfaces
with Omnicell’s bar-code packaging
system and inventory management
carousel system to manage 100% of
the central pharmacy inventory and dispensing
tasks. New features of the
solution include an integrated 340B
order process that tracks 340B-eligible
drug use and automatically generates
340B-specific purchase orders, allowing
participating facilities to realize the
benefits of 340B pricing without complicated
management of drug use data.
For More Information:
www.omnicell.com
800-850-6664
