MORRISVILLE, N.C. & CHARLESTON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Polyglot Systems, Inc., and CarePoint, Inc. have joined forces to help health care providers communicate medication instructions to their patients more effectively. Evidence suggests that widespread use of ineffective medication instructions contributes to diminished health outcomes and increased costs, making the companies’ joint effort especially compelling.
CarePoint has integrated Polyglot’s Meducation® product with its GuardianRx™ Total Pharmacy & Patient Management System. This enables CarePoint’s GuardianRx users to take advantage of Meducation’s broad functionality – including the ability to generate medication instructions in simplified, easy to understand formats in English and eleven other languages. Meducation uses pictures to communicate medication instructions, further ensuring accurate understanding and compliance among patients that have trouble understanding English or difficulty reading. The integration allows pharmacists to provide this added level of patient safety and on-demand from their pharmacy management system.
“The increasingly diverse demographics of the country highlight the need for making medication instructions easily understandable, both for non-English-speaking patients and patients that struggle at higher reading levels. The integration of Polyglot’s comprehensive product with our pharmacy management systems allows customers to more easily meet expanding government requirements while increasing the overall level of patient safety,” said Jim Whitney, CarePoint President and CEO.
“Medication mistakes are the most common form of medical errors in this country, resulting in more than 700,000 emergency room visits, and nearly 120,000 hospitalizations,” notes Dr. Charles Lee, Polyglot Founder and President. “A recent study has shown that improving medication adherence could save up to $7,800 per patient each year. We are thrilled to partner with a company of CarePoint’s vision which recognizes this critical need,” added Lee.
About Polyglot Systems
Polyglot Systems is a leading provider of software-based communication solutions for health care. The company is headquartered in North Carolina’s Research Triangle. Visit www.pgsi.com for additional information.
About CarePoint
CarePoint® is a leading provider of pharmacy management software systems that combine ease of use, robust functionality and cost effective operation with the highest standards of patient safety, security, and drug utilization safeguards. CarePoint is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. Visit www.carepoint.com for additional information.
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