Walgreens Health Services > Long-Term Care Pharmacy > E-MAR system

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Walgreens' affordable e-MAR system provides facilities and pharmacies with real-time access to medication records.

The parties can electronically update information as changes occur, thereby improving communication and efficiencies, helping ensure accuracy and offering tracking options not available before.

Highlights of our e-MAR system:

• Real-time updates ensure records are always current helping to reduce medication ordering errors
• Online access to electronic forms aids in consistent, quick, accurate data entry
• Required fields, such as vital sign checks on specific medications, helps ensure records are complete, helping to reduce violations
• The electronic messaging center provides timely, bidirectional communication, virtually eliminating phone calls between facility and pharmacy staff
• Staff can easily access the online image of the originating prescription for review or confirmation
• Our e-MAR system automatically updates the pharmacy on new, changed and discontinued medication orders
• Comprehensive reporting package provides in-depth data
• Historical records and month-to-month changes are easily tracked

In addition, facilities might even experience a decreased cost in their liability insurance due to the safety benefits that e-MARs provide.