Quality Use of Medicines & Benchmarking
One of the key objectives of the Guiding Principles for Medication Management in Residential Aged Care Facilities is the Quality Use of Medicine (QUM).
At Caremed, our QUM services are custom designed and incorporated numerous aspects in medication management, enriched with customised views and targeted information on medication, our reports assist our clients to execute with precision the necessary improvements that come under regular scrutiny by accreditation agencies.
Caremed has created a live database for all our QUM requirements making us unparalleled in QUM reporting and benchmarking reports, the very first of its kind in Australian health care. The direct data feed enhances the quality and provision of all our services including RMMs and Patient Medication Profiles.
The Caremed QUM reports are detailed and cover several areas of medication management including:
- Psychotropic medication usage and use of chemical restraints
- Antimicrobial usage and review process
- Crushing of medications and staff OH&S
- High risk medication management
- Opioid analgesia review with prescribers
