Highlights

Learn more about MEDMARX through a multimedia presentation.

Resources

MEDMARX data reports provide medication error trend analyses and other valuable information.

Contact information

For MEDMARX details and subscription information, email , call 1-888-827-4248, or submit an online information request form.

MEDMARX® Features and Benefits

MEDMARX® understands the needs of frontline medical and administrative professionals and delivers on critical patient safety, cost reduction, and compliance issues.

MEDMARX Features

  • Convenient, maintenance-free Internet-based reporting program.
  • Allows anonymous reporting of adverse drug events (medication errors and adverse drug reactions).
  • Captures information on actions taken and recommendations to avoid future adverse drug events.
  • Comprehensive user interface for fast, easy, accurate data entry using standardized formats, drop-down menus and picklists, and user-defined fields.
  • Ability to interface with other Risk Management databases.
  • Automatic completion of JCAHO root cause analysis template and FDA's MedWatch form.
  • Subscriber access to a national database of more than 1.1 million adverse drug event records.
  • Comprehensive, intuitive, and flexible set of tools for analysis and reporting including predefined and user-defined reports, quick highlights, extensive charting and graphing capabilities, and dynamic drill-downs.
  • Advanced features allow trend analysis and the ability to review information submitted by other participating organizations.
  • Powerful searching and charting tools to uncover patterns and trends.
  • In-depth online programs for user training and support.

MEDMARX Benefits

MEDMARX allows participating hospitals and health systems to:

  • Improve patient safety and continually raise the standard of patient care.
  • Move towards a systems-based approach to patient safety through comprehensive data collection, analysis, and process improvement.
  • Prevent medication errors and adverse drug reactions through proactive measures to identify potential problem areas and initiate action plans.
  • Eliminate the high costs and risks associated with medication errors and adverse drug reactions.
  • Learn from the experiences of other similar organizations.
  • Gain insight into trends and best practices from a comprehensive national database.
  • Generate robust, easy-to-use, up-to-the-minute reports for management and committee meetings.
  • Improve staff morale and sustain the highest professional values.
  • Learn from and contribute to a leading national database.