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Subscribe to the Health Innovation Series Issue 29: Multiple users accessing the same medication chart

Medication safety bulletins

Informed by extensive research, the Health Innovation Series provides accessible, evidence-based recommendations to improve healthcare delivery and outcomes.

The Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI) conducts world-class research to catalyse health service and systems improvements in Australia and internationally. Our research generates highly practical, evidence-based recommendations and information that health services can implement or use now.

About the Health Innovation Series

The Health Innovation Series communicates research evidence in a short, easy-to-read format with clear recommendations. Covering a wide range of topics, the series is designed to support the improvement of health systems and services.

The series supports:

  • clinicians
  • developers
  • health service managers and leaders
  • hospitals
  • IT teams
  • medication safety teams
  • policymakers.

The series can be shared across organisations to apply, implement, evaluate and refine recommendations as needed.

The recommendations are based on issues identified during various programs of research undertaken by AIHI and research evidence derived from empirical studies, such as:

  • studies assessing medication and technology-related errors
  • direct observational studies of clinical work
  • usability assessments
  • trials of digital interventions
  • studies conducted in a variety of care settings including paediatric and adult hospitals, and residential aged care.

The recommendations are not intended to be an exhaustive list and should be considered by individual care settings for appropriateness prior to implementation. A more detailed review of the issue and impact may also be warranted. The content of each issue is intended for information purposes only.

Topic: e-medication safety

Digital health systems are the cornerstone of high-quality care. Expectations are growing among consumers and the health system for highly-integrated systems that support:

  • timely access to information
  • safe medication management
  • efficient work processes.

The e-medication safety series provides targeted recommendations, making clear how to improve user satisfaction and patient outcomes through enhanced system usability, increased adherence to clinical guidelines and fewer medication errors.

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