Cost-effectiveness analysis of a hospital electronic medication management system.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis of a hospital electronic medication management system (eMMS).

Methods

We compared costs and benefits of paper-based prescribing with a commercial eMMS (CSC MedChart) on one cardiology ward in a major 326-bed teaching hospital, assuming a 15-year time horizon and a health system perspective. The eMMS implementation and operating costs were obtained from the study site. We used data on eMMS effectiveness in reducing potential adverse drug events (ADEs), and potential ADEs intercepted, based on review of 1 202 patient charts before (n = 801) and after (n = 401) eMMS. These were combined with published estimates of actual ADEs and their costs.

Results

The rate of potential ADEs following eMMS fell from 0.17 per admission

SUBMITTER: Westbrook JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4482274 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature