BMJ Informatica, part of the BMJ Group, has launched a new software tool named Prescribing+ designed to help support primary care providers and commissioners with prescribing budget responsibilities to reduce prescribing errors in GP practices.
Prescribing+ has been developed by BMJ Informatica in conjunction with Eclipse Solutions. The tool is projected to provide clinicians with immediate support when initiating acute and repeat prescriptions by suggesting safe, appropriate and cost efficient alternative medications including links to the BNF and MHRA.
It has been designed so that it doesn’t interrupt or delay the prescribing process during patient consultations. According to the company, GPs can be confident that decisions are based on the latest data about the effectiveness and pricing of any medicines and they are alerted immediately to safety recalls.
Prescribing+ also provides a specialised auditing feature enabling a desktop review with access to the patient record and drug optimisation details.
Users of Prescribing+ also reportedly benefit from powerful reporting tools which keep practices up to date with all aspects of performance and savings and provide two-way feedback between medicines management teams and GPs. This helps commissioners and GPs to work together, optimising the use of medicines and making sure that finite resources are concentrated on delivering the best patient outcomes.
