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ePrescribing – Digital Maturity

June 2015

Ann Sleeann.slee@nhs.net

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 • Relatively novel concept which refers to the effective use of

digital capabilities to deliver better services…

• In health and care ….this is to demonstrate that individuals, carers, health and care professionals have access to information to facilitate informed decision making, support integrated care and enable citizens to be active participants in their health and care.

What is Digital Maturity?

The right information

To the right person

At the right time

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Current Digital Maturity Index

• HIMSS (or EMRAM)• Levels 1-7

• COIN • CDMI

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Background for ePrescribing

• Current measures of ePrescribing maturity could be better

• West Midlands wanted to compare practice• Identify areas of best practice• Benchmark • Support developments

• Working with NHSE, Newcastle Foundation Trust and AHSN developed a prototype tool

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• Include measures of• Enabling capabilities• Levels of functionality

• Use and reach• Governance / safety

• Ability to develop as practice/policy evolves• Ability to link to other maturity indicators• Scoring

• Able to ‘develop’ as model itself matures and develops• Simple• Reproducible

• QUICK to complete

Guiding Principles

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ePrescribing Functional Areas

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Functional and Mature Components for Context of Prescribing

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Does the system support the prescribing of inpatient medicine orders and schedule them for administration?

Is this functionality in use?

For what % of inpatients was the

system used to prescribe inpatient

prescriptions in the last month?

Individual component maturity

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Data Collection

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• 16 responses• 8 acute• 2 specialist• 6 mental health/community

• Mixture of maturity• Majority of Trusts have no system but work in progress

• Enabling scores reflect• Mix of systems in use/planned

Results

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• Typical Trust score:

• Enabling Capabilities: 66%• Functional Components: 0%• Mature Components: 0%• Total Maturity Score: 6%

Trust results

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West Midlands Summary

Trust 1 Trust 2 Trust 3 Trust 4 Trust 5 Trust 7 Trust 6 Trust 8 Trust 9 Trust 10

Trust 11

Trust 12

Trust 13

Trust 14

Trust 15

Trust 16

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Overall maturity score (%)

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Individual Trust Capability Summary

1. Enabling Capabilities

2. Types of Medicines

3. Context of Prescribing

4. Medicines Administration

5. Prescriber Type

6. Medicines Optimisation7. Secondary Uses

8. Interoperability

9. Communication

10. Supply & Inventory Management

11. Decision Support

0%

50%

100%

Enabling Capabilities Total %age Functional Total %age Mature Total %age

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Individual Trust Maturity Overview

1. Enabling Capabilities

2. Types of Medicines

3. Context of Prescribing

4. Medicines Administration

5. Prescriber Type

6. Medicines Optimisation7. Secondary Uses

8. Interoperability

9. Communication

10. Supply & Inventory Management

11. Decision Support

0%

50%

100%

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Individual Capability Review

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Antibiotic Stewardship

Functionality available

Functionality in use

This data is based on five NHS Trusts

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• Available for anyone to use

• Wed portal will be up in the next couple of weeks

• Feedback gratefully received

• Don’t confuse with wider maturity request coming out to CCG

What Next…..