University Hospital Birmingham - ePrescribing in ICU
University Hospital Birmingham has transformed the safety of drug prescribing with an innovative Prescribing, Information and Communication system (PICS), delivered on Tracline's Motion C5 MCA Tablets.
With over 800 Motion MCAs, Clinicians can now administer drugs at the patient's bedside, which has improved accuracy and helped to significantly reduce the number of medication errors by guiding staff at the point of care. The system also supports clinical decision-making to prevent undesirable actions, and benefits include legibility and a reduction in the duplication of drug charts.
In its review, the Trust found that 400-450 potential errors were prevented every day by delivering this advanced decision support at the point of patient care. They have improved the financial efficiency of the service in many ways. notably the Trust also saved 10% of the overall drug budget within ICU.