Patient and physician acceptance has been extremely positive for both programs. Cymedix was more applicable for smaller or individual practice sites due to the functionality of the system design and ease of installation, implementation and office staff in-service training. The results have been so promising that Lifeguard is attempting to expand its sponsorship for physician sites using POP in the near future. The majority of medical errors result from issues for which there are good solutions. Illegible handwriting can be prevented.
Practitioners provide better care when systems support coordination of care.
For example, several practitioners treating the same patient may not know what other practitioners are prescribing. POP pays off in terms of providing tools at the point of care that eliminate the chance of poor drug interactions and expediting delivery of the right medications to sick patients. Accordingly, all hospitals and health care organizations should implement proven medication safety practices, and POP demonstrates an effective way to ensure patients' well-being.