eMAR Explained

Choosing the right eMAR system for your facility.

1. eMAR Explained

2. What is eMAR ? A Medication Administration Record or MAR ( eMAR for electronic versions) is the report that serves as a legal record of the drugs administered by a healthcare professional to a Patient or Resident of a facility. The MAR is part of a Patient’s permanent record on their medical chart. The healthcare professional signs off on the record at the time that the drug is administered. MARs are commonly referred to as drug charts. Electronic versions may be referred to as eMARs .

3. How Does eMAR Work? The eMAR relays drug dosage data to the pharmacy, which is then connected to nursing stations. The following prescription data is included in an eMAR : Medication dosage, number of refills, medication type, medication classification, patient refill history, real-time prescription status, tracking capabilities Electronic prescription forms such as eMAR can save lives and improve quality care for countless patients. eMARs also require less manual data-entry and eliminate the need for paper prescriptions, thus reducing costs. Quality assurance flags and audit tracking tools are in place in eMars so that electronic prescription security is always attained and physician and pharmacy error rates are kept to a minimum. Efficient operating systems and simplified eMAR provide vast digital prescription information, including medication history and refill history .

4. How Does eMAR Help Healthcare Professionals Do Their Jobs? Physicians, Pharmacists, Administrators, Nurses The Physician is able to order, re-order, refill and add to MAR directly in the eMAR . Ensures accurate prescribing as there is no risk of illegible handwriting. The Physician can access all historical administration information available by eReports on demand, as well as complete the 3-Month Physician Review in real time. The Pharmacist can minimize medication errors as eMAR limits transcription and processing errors. Real time information exchange among users leads to a significant time saving for processing medication orders in real time. The Administrator of the facility can define various roles that dictate the level of access that staff will have. These security features enhance the integrity of the system as nurses only have access to information that the Administrator chooses.  The Administrator, in turn, can access all areas of the system which is critical from a quality control perspective and designate any back up. The Nurse can accurately administer the medications by verifying the 5 R`s of administration: Right Patient; Right Dose; Right Medication; Right Time; Right Route. eMAR reduces the medication administration time by 40%.

5. eMAR Medication Order Flow

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