Electronic prescribing/administration systems - suggestions

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Hi All,
I’m interested in suggestions of EPMA systems that others may have used (either specifically within secondary/tertiary or across all sectors (+ primary)) either within NZ or more likely globally.

I have the usual suspects of Epic, Cerner, and OpenEHR.
Disclosure, I work with MedChart for Southern DHB. However this list is for my own interest to follow up. Though suggestions might be helpful to others as well.

Thanks!
Simon

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Hi Simon,

EPMA - Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration, eh?

In Birmingham I used the locally developed and supported PICS (Prescribing Information and Communications System), which started as an e-prescribing system and has now evolved into essentially a full blown EPR. It covers oncology and outpatient prescribing (a weakness of MedChart) well. However, it is built on old tech and they are only looking to spread it about locally.