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Data Support for Electronic Medicines Management

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It is clear from the operational requirements of EP systems that these systems require high quality data inputs from a number of sources. The supporting data for EP systems and other medication management systems fall into four main categories:

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    See case studies of Winchester & Eastleigh Hospitals Trust and Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals Trust in Chap. 2.

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    For example, the implementers at Southmead Hospital, Bristol (see paper by Gray S., Smith J), and at the Winchester & Eastleigh NHS Trust, prior to the adoption of a third party dataset.

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Goundrey-Smith, S. (2012). Data Support for Electronic Medicines Management. In: Principles of Electronic Prescribing. Health Informatics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4045-0_5

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