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PhD-student: Eli Larsen
PhD Candidate in telemedicine, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tromsø (UiT), Institute for clinical medicine.
| Name: | Eli Larsen |
| Discipline: | Telemedicine |
| Education/place of study: | Faculty of Medicine at University of Tromsø(UiT), Institute for clinical medicine |
| Time frame: | 1.1.2007 - 31.12.2010 |
| Source of funding: | Northern Norway Regional Health Authority, Research Committee of Telemedicine |
| Project title: | Effects of netbased medication card |
| Supervisor: | Teaching supervisor: Professor Gunnar Ellingsen, UiT. |
Project description:Information about chronic patients’ medication is stored in different information sources in different organizations (hospitals, general practitioners, emergency units, nursing homes and in people’s homes). As many chronic patients are in regular contacts with all these organizations, it is difficult to have a clear picture of which medications the patient is using. This may lead to errors in medication, wrong treatment, and care.Based on Norwegian research, it is indicated that there are as much as 50 % mismatch between what is prescribed by the general practitioner and what is known in the homecare service. It follows that many resources are needed to control whether the patient is using correct medication. Moreover, it is also indicated that as much as 5-10 % of all hospitalizations are caused by errors in medications (and 10-20 % for elderly). What’s more, according to the Norwegian Board of Health, these errors lead to a minimum of 10-15 deaths and 50-100 injuries a year. As a result, communication between the different health professionals and institutions seems to be a crucial point. Today the routines for communication in some cases are insufficient or do not function as intended. GoalTo document the effects of a net-based medication record service in terms of medical and economic effects.ProblemThe project will respond to the following research questions:
MethodsA net-based medication record service will be developed and implemented in Tromsø municipal among the users that receive home care service. The medical record will be integrated with the existing electronic health records. In order to document the service a number of scientific subprojects will be accomplished, using qualitative and quantitative methods.Contact informationEli Larsen, telephone +47 907 78 661 and email Eli.Larsen@telemed.no | |
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