{"id":74040,"date":"2018-02-01T13:16:57","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T23:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=74040"},"modified":"2020-03-05T16:19:40","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T02:19:40","slug":"centralizing-technology-aids-patient-outcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/02\/01\/centralizing-technology-aids-patient-outcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Centralizing technology between medical care teams aids patient outcome"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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New technology from the Pharm2Pharm program helps pharmacists manage high-risk patient medications.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Healthcare providers throughout Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> are using technology from a project led by the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> that helps pharmacists manage high-risk patients’ medications across a variety of settings.<\/p>\n

The technology was first used in the federally funded $14.3 million Pharm2Pharm program, operated from the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy<\/a>. Pharm2Pharm established a set of tools that were implemented through the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Health Information Exchange<\/a> (HHIE<\/abbr>) system to communicate important clinical information to support patient care.<\/p>\n

“Through the health information technology we used for the Pharm2Pharm program, we were able to support pharmacists shifting from their traditional role of dispensing drugs into becoming a part of the patient care team. We believe this represents a unique integration of prescription medication information into an HIE<\/abbr>,” said Francis Chan, HHIE<\/abbr>’s interim executive director.<\/p>\n

Researchers looked at pharmacists providing services for the Pharm2Pharm model in the state of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, hospital pharmacists and community pharmacists.<\/p>\n

They determined priorities that could be addressed through health information technology tools including:<\/p>\n