Use Case Repository
e-Prescription and e-Dispensing on a national/regional scale
Purpose:
Nation-wide access to the current medication of a patient.
Relevance:
Healthcare professionals need an accurate and actual overview of the patient’s medication.
Domain:
Medication
Scale(s):
National/Regional
Context:
Information about the current medication should be accessible by all participants that are involved in a healthcare setting. Besides a list of the medication the patient is currently using (or has used in the last period), extra information can be is needed regarding contraindications and relevant laboratory testing results. The list of current medication can consist of the following medication information:
- Prescriptions
- Dispenses
- Administrations
These lists can be shown separately, or in an integrated view
Information:
List of current medications
Participants:
Healthcare professional (HCP)
Pharmacist
Patient
Functional process flow:
- Patient visits HCP
- HCP requests the current medication list
- HCP views the list of current medications from his EHR
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