ECP Uses AI to Improve Medication Safety in Over 7,500 Senior Living Communities
2024年5月16日 - 1:15AM
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ECP, leading provider of software to over 7,500 senior living
and other long-term care communities, announced the release of a
suite of AI-powered tools to significantly improve medication
safety and improve clinical outcomes for senior living
residents.
ECP connects senior living communities in all 50 states to a
network of over 500 long-term care pharmacies, providing real-time
medication order information that is used by med passers to safely
administer medications, a tool known as electronic medication
administration records, or “eMAR”. ECP’s newly announced AI-powered
tools represent a significant step forward in both eMAR innovation
and medication safety.
”A typical senior in an assisted living community can be on a
dozen or more medications, each with a different dose, route, and
schedule. For larger communities, this can mean thousands of meds
to pass in a single day. Even a single mistake can have potentially
devastating consequences for a resident. ECP has worked closely
with both our pharmacy and community partners to identify six
different areas where AI can be used to help prevent medication
errors and help residents in ECP communities enjoy healthier and
happier lives,” said Carly Smith, Director of Product Management
at ECP.
ECP's AI-powered medication safety features include:
- Duplicate Medication Prevention: ECP’s software compares
medication orders in real-time during the medication approval
process, alerting staff of potential duplicate medications (e.g. if
the same medication is added to a resident’s order list twice).
This proactive approach reduces the risk of over-administration and
associated adverse effects.
- PRN Over-Dispensing Prevention: ECP's software analyzes
medication administration patterns and resident data to alert
med-passers when PRN medications are being administered too early.
This safeguards against med errors, ensuring adherence to
prescribed dosing schedules.
- Auto-Identification of Controlled Substances, Psychotropics,
and Hazardous Drugs: ECP automatically recognizes and
classifies medications as controlled substances, psychotropics, and
hazardous drugs, ensuring accurate documentation and compliance
with regulatory standards.
- Auto-Assignment of Med Classifications: ECP’s software
automatically categorizes medications based on their classification
(e.g. antibiotic, laxative, etc.) and attaches pre-defined
questions, follow-ups, and alerts based on each classification,
improving accuracy and consistency of med documentation.
- Automation of Pharmacy Order Updates: ECP's software
automates the process of updating pharmacy-sent medication orders,
eliminating manual intervention and reducing the likelihood of
out-of-date order information resulting in med errors.
- Auto-Attachment of Necessary Vitals Prompts and Drug
Information: ECP's software automatically attaches vitals
prompts, pill images, descriptions, adverse reactions, boxed
warnings, and other relevant drug information to pharmacy-sent
orders. This approach ensures caregivers have access to essential
information at the point of administration and helps them observe
the eight med rights.
"ECP is excited to be leading the industry in intelligent
methods of improving medication adherence and safety in senior
living communities. In 2024, we're looking to continue expanding
our rich feature set, utilizing AI as another line of defense to
prevent thousands of medication-related errors each year," said
James Baumeister, Product Manager at ECP.
While AI can help communities improve medication safety, the
ultimate responsibility for safely passing medications ultimately
falls on the community and the med passer. Communities interested
in learning more should contact ECP.
About ECP:
ECP is a leading provider of eMAR, EHR, Billing, and CRM
software to over 7,500 senior living communities, group homes,
communities for individuals with intellectual and developmental
disabilities, and other long-term care settings across all 50
states. ECP’s mission is to build world-class software and to
partner with senior living and long-term-care operators to make
residents, family, and staff happy, and achieve best-in-class
clinical, operational, and business outcomes.
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Autumn McKinnell 262-684-2869 autumn@ecp123.com