IT in Pharm and Electronic health records Flashcards
(17 cards)
1
Q
what is the role of the patient medication record (PMR)?
A
- meds to patients (dispensed, non-prescription)
- stock keeping and ordering
- EPS
- reimbursement submissions
2
Q
what details should be stored on PMR?
A
- patient name, addy and NHS num
- patient’s GP and other prescribers
- prescription details - product, quantity supplied, direction, date of dispensing, balanced owed
- patient clinicals conditions, allergies and sensitivities
- NMS
- pharmacy first consultation
- NHS/private services
3
Q
why use PMRs?
A
- monitor prescription for errors and omissions
- monitor and manage patients meds (changes, interactions, contraindications, NMS, consultations, private PGDs)
- responding symptoms
- check compliance
- facilitate emergency supplies
4
Q
what can errors in drug interactions be caused by?
A
- use out of date reference sources/inadequate lit review
- using pharmacological groups rather specifics
- inadequate consideration of route of admin
5
Q
What is the data protection act 2018?
A
- updates previous legislation (1998)
- brought general data protection regulation into force
6
Q
What doe the GDPR do?
A
- supplement existing data protection provision (1998)
- pharmacy owners - data controllers
- controller - show that consent for processing data given explicitly
- controllers must appoint data protection officer (DPO)
7
Q
what are the GDPR guidance documents?
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- guidance for community pharmacy
- guidance for community pharmacy (short ver)
- workbook for community pharmacy
- FAQs for community pharmacy
- getting to grips with GDPR
8
Q
what are the principles of GDPR?
A
- processed lawfully, fairly and transparently
- specified, explicit and legitimate purposes
- adequate, relevant, limited to necessity
- accurate, kept up to date
- kept in form for identification no longer than necessary
- processed to ensure appropriate security
9
Q
what are the main processors?
A
- PMR supplier and aggregator - together transfer prescription data from community pharmacy to NHS
- any organisation providing data capture and reporting systems
10
Q
what are data processors like?
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- details processing done on your behalf
- ensure security of personal data
- only acts on written instructions of controller
- assist you as controller to fulfill obligations
11
Q
what are caldicott guardians?
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- senior person responsible for protecting confidentiality of people’s health and care information and making sure used properly
- all NHS organisation and local authorities providing social services need one
12
Q
what are the caldicot principles?
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- 1 - justify purpose for confidential info
- 2 - use confidential info when necessary
- 3 - use minimum info
- 4 - access restricted to need to know
- 5 - everyone with access, aware of responsibility
- 6 - comply with law
- 7 - sharing info important - protect patient confidentiality
- 8 - inform patient/service users how info used
13
Q
What is the EPS?
A
- token generated by dispenser
- not legal prescription - barcode to access
14
Q
what are the summary care records (SCR)?
A
- national database
- holds electronic records - current meds, allergies, details bad reactions
- seen and used by authorised staff
15
Q
what are benefits of SCR?
A
- safer care
- reduces risk of prescribing errors
- helps avoid delays to urgent care
16
Q
what is SNOMED?
A
- systemised nomenclature of medicine
- structured clinical vocab - illness, event, symptom, procedure, test, organism, substance, med
- continuously updated
17
Q
what is the dm+d?
A
- dictionary of medicine and devices
- unique code for every med and device
- unique reference for each pack, size and brand
- in primary and secondary care - allows transfer of data
- used by NHSBSA
