The NIMC reduces the risk of prescribing, dispensing and administration error through standardised presentation of medicines information for an individual patient. It also standardises the way medicines information is presented in all high-risk healthcare settings.
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The Commission developed the National Inpatient Medication Chart (NIMC) for clozapine titration to support the prescribing, monitoring and administration of clozapine titration.
The Commission produced the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme hospital medication chart (PBS HMC) to support the prescribing, administration claiming and supply of PBS and non-PBS medicines directly from the chart without the need for a separate paper prescription in hospital settings.
Private hospitals have separate documentation requirements for Medicare Australia and for pharmacy ordering, and face particular challenges because of this.
This is a two-sided A4 medication chart with no regular medicine order spaces.
Paediatric NIMC resources come in public and private hospital versions for acute and long stay.
The NIMC chart has been adapted into three different versions for adults, with Acute, Long stay and GP e-versions available.
The National Indicators for Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) in Australian Hospitals 2014 support measurement of safety and quality of medicines use for quality improvement purposes, and to help health services to drive changes in healthcare practice. The indicators have been designed for local use.
Obtaining a best possible medication history (BPMH) is an important first step in medication reconciliation.
The National Medication Management Plan (NMMP) is a standardised medication reconciliation form used at hospital admission.
Antimicrobials are important medicines used to treat infections. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious threat to human health and patient safety. Hundreds of people in Australia die each year as a result of AMR.
The national inpatient medication charts (NIMC) and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme hospital medication chart (PBS HMC) are standardised nationally, and are designed to communicate medication information consistently between healthcare professionals.
Medication charts help to standardise medication management and can increase medication safety.
The charts are based on the best evidence available at the time of development. Healthcare professionals are advised to use clinical discretion and consider the circumstances for individual patients when using the charts for patient medication management in acute care settings.
Download infographics for the Second Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation.
The First Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation, released in November 2015, examined six clinical themes covering prescribing, diagnostic, medical and surgical interventions.
The Second Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation, released in 2017, examines 18 clinical items across four clinical themes: chronic disease and infection – potentially preventable hospitalisations, cardiovascular, women’s health and maternity, and surgical interventions.
The Commission has developed resources for consumers, clinicians and health services on the use of transvaginal mesh products for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and mesh removal.
Decision support tools can encourage shared decision making by informing discussions between clinicians and consumers.
Well-designed incident management systems assist patients, carers, families and the workforce to identify, report, manage and learn from incidents.