The evolution of the CMI
October 11, 2010
IN June 1995, the first electronic
CMIs were distributed to
pharmacies on floppy disk, and the
pharmacist was required to load
the disk and perform a CMI
Update, which, depending on your
computer at the time, might have
taken a couple of hours.
Nowadays, most software
vendors distribute CMIs
electronically, usually with monthly
drug updates, and you don’t even
realise the CMIs are updated each
month.
Shortly, CMIs will be available to
pharmacies in real time, ensuring
the CMI printed is always the most
current version.
CMI Evolution is not limited to
distribution.
Accessibility to CMIs has been
significantly improved, and CMIs
are now available in multiple
outputs, including standard and
large print PDF; html; audio; and
the provision for Braille.
The same utility that enables
CMIs in real time at the point of
dispense will also enable
pharmacists to select the CMI
output that best suits the needs of
the individual, be it a print
document, an email link to the
audio, or an electronic request to
Vision Australia to print the CMI in
Braille.
In the current age of technology,
you might ask what’s next for CMIs.
A mobile friendly version of
www.medicines.org.au that allows
an individual to view the CMI or
listen to the audio on their mobile
phone?
Well, that’s only a couple of
weeks away...
This
week’s contributor is Vanessa Law,
General Manager at healthlinks.net.
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