THE PROOF IS IN THE DATA
“ Our products help guide the physician . There are all types of conveniences that are built into the systems as long as our system vendor customers are working with us to develop that optimal workflow .”
– Denise Apcar , FDB Brand Communications Manager
“ Most EHRs have learned that lesson , and have crafted their CPOE systems to handle that ,” he said . “ In contrast , an ambulatory practice starts with strength in form level in order to send out a prescription that meets the state Board of Pharmacy requirement . A developer needs to be cognizant of the workflow and they need the dose concepts and orders or directions content that flows with that .
“ The other thing that gets in the way of order entry is the support of allergy , dose checking and drug interactions . There can be a significant frustration on the part of ordering physicians if their workflow process is slowed down because of dealing with what they consider as nuance alerts .”
FDB realizes certain thresholds are different for physicians compared to pharmacies . Now the company offers an administrator customization tool called AlertSpace , which will allow a hospital to view drug interactions , allergies and dosage checkers , while also modifying alerts to increase the usability of the content when ordering .
In addition , FDB has also launched its Canadian pre-built medication ordering drug knowledge base called FDB OrderKnowledge . The product has been in the U . S . for 11 years , and allows clinicians to specify patient-specific medication orders quickly and more efficiently .
OrderKnowledge is specifically designed to meet the unique challenges of CPOE with identifiers and built-in drug concepts that optimize system functionality and navigation capabilities .
“ Our products help guide the physician ,” said Apcar . “ There are all types of conveniences that are built into the systems as long as our system vendor customers are working with us to develop that optimal workflow .”
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