Medi-Map
A new electronic medication tool is improving the way HBH Senior Living nurses administer medication. Medi-Map was implemented throughout HBH Senior Living early this year and has rapidly increased efficiency in medicine management. The online system allows nurses to chart, record and update medication records via handheld tablet computers. When a General Practitioner updates a resident’s medication record online, an alert is sent to nurses and the pharmacy, allowing the pharmacist to dispense the new medication immediately. The new system does away with a great deal of paperwork and has created a streamlined management programme. HBH Senior Living Registered Nurse, Janice Williams, says Medi-Map has been easy to implement and has many benefits. “It’s great that any changes a GP makes to medication can take effect almost immediately. It saves the nurses a lot of time – time that we can spend taking care of our patients. Everyone is feeling very positive about the change.”
