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• Show by means of an icon or a label whether the medication has already been included in Vitalink or not.
  
  
• The pharmacist must be able to decide for himself whether he/she wants to see the delivery screen when scanning medication . The or the screen with the Vitalink medication scheme (combined with the active medication from the local EMR).
  
  
• In order to be able to deliver faster and more efficiently, the possibilities for input of posology and intake moments need to be improved (see Group 1, 2 & 3 below).
  
  • Provide structured entry fields.
  • Provide pre-filled information where possible. Therefore create, for example, groups of medication:
    
    • Group 1: Medication with always fixed posology & intake moment & shape.
      
      • When this medication is selected: give default value for posology, intake moment & form (but make sure that this can be easily adjusted).
    • Group 2: Medication with fixed intake moment & shape.
      
      • When this medication is selected: give default value for intake moment & shape (but make sure that this can be easily adjusted).
      • Also make sure that the most used posologies are easy to select (eg show 1x / day, 2x / day, 3x / day as radio buttons (selectable via one click), and display the other options via a drop down menu).
    • Group 3: Medication that is always variable.
      
      • As described above, give the most used posologies, intake moments and shapes in a way that they can be selected with one click (buttons, radio buttons, ...).
      • Provide a 'more' button in which multiple selection options of posology, intake moment, ... are displayed.
    • This remark also applies to indication / pathology.

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Visualisation of the print version of the Vitalink medication scheme

Mandatory

It t should be taken into account that the an official print version of the medication scheme for the patient may evolve in the future.

Depending on the needs of the patient, different types of displays may be necessary.

Each view will be built on the same dataset. This view should be able to be viewed on the screen by the pharmacist & possibly the patient during the consultation, or be printed to give to the patient.

• A display type can be selected on the combined overview of the medication scheme.
• It must be easy to alternate between the different types of view so that the pharmacist can decide in consultation with the patient which visualization of the medication scheme is best suited for the patient.

An exact implementation of this representation(s) will have to be offered by the software supplier.

Click here for more in-depth information regarding the Vitalink medication scheme print.

Recommendations

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is offered by Vitalink, it is thus not mandatory to develop an own patient print for your EMR. This print should be visualised on the screen by the GP & possibly the patient during the consultation, or be printed to give to the patient.

Click here for more in-depth information regarding the Vitalink medication scheme print.

How to handle mistakes

See wireframe 3.4.

Mandatory

If a medication scheme is removed from Vitalink and can not be fully visualized visualised by the interpreting software package (eg if there is a problem with a medication line, posology or other), it is important to get as much information as possible on each medication line so that 'something' in the Vitalink medication scheme can be shown.

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A medication line that lacks information must be displayed as an 'alert' so that this clearly stands out in the combined overview. More information about the error is given at mouse-over or click on the medication line.

When at the end of a consultation pharmacy visit the medication scheme can not be uploaded to Vitalink, pharmacists often receive error messages that they do not understand.

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• "The Vitalink medication scheme can not be uploaded. There is an error in the medication line medication x."

• "The Vitalink medication scheme can not be uploaded. There is currently no connection possible with Vitalink."

Recommendations

• Provide sufficient functional & technical tests to prevent bugs.
• Ensure that the pharmacist can complete the information in an easy way.

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