The implementation of MetaCare eMAR™ has already yielded positive results in medication safety and patient management at the St. Louis Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center (SLPRC). A 180-bed hospital located in St. Louis County, SLPRC has provided intermediate and long-term care to patients in the region for over 140 years.
Meta Healthcare IT Solutions, an innovator of electronic health record systems, deployed its bedside administration record product, MetaCare eMAR™, on-site earlier this week. The system assists in the daily management of a patient’s individualized therapy by providing patient information and medication alerts unique to each patient. At SLPRC, where patient management is a primary concern, nurses utilize these features to oversee a diverse patient population, and ensure safety at the point of care.
“Our eMAR checks each administration to ensure its safety and appropriateness to the patient’s course of treatment,” remarked on-site implementation specialist, Chad Hanohano. “This provides nurses with more time for patient engagement and the exploration of the patient’s condition, with the ultimate goal of successful rehabilitation.”
Central to SLPRC’s deployment of MetaCare eMAR™ was the inclusion of Meta’s barcoded medication administration (BCMA) software. With this functionality, nurses may automatically record order administration and verify the medication against the patient’s record. This has contributed to improvements in patient management, and simplified medication administration for the nursing staff.
“BCMA was extremely important to the SLPRC implementation,” stated Meta Senior Project Manager, Nancy Brill. “With the facility sprawled over multiple wards and cottages, the system allows nurses to manage patients on a case-by-case basis regardless of location. Clinicians can then use this data to monitor successes or shortcomings in therapy, and recommend alternatives based on changes in the patient’s condition.”
“SLPRC has already seen a significant improvement in their already high standard of medication safety, and can expect to see patient safety increase as a result of their partnership with Meta,” she concluded.
