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Can Ember Help Keep Track of Medications?
Can Ember Help Keep Track of Medications?

Learn how Ember automatically organizes and tracks patient medications from your clinical sessions.

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Written by Charlene Wang
Updated over 2 weeks ago

Overview

Yes! Ember helps healthcare providers maintain organized records of patient medications by automatically analyzing clinical session transcripts and categorizing medications into clearly defined groups. This feature ensures important medication details are easily accessible and well-documented.

How It Works

Automatic Medication Analysis

After each clinical session, Ember processes the transcript and organizes medications into the following categories:

  • Psychoactive/Psychotropic medications

  • Narcotic medications

  • Anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications

  • Other medications (such as ongoing antibiotics)

What Information Is Captured

For each medication, Ember tracks:

  • Prescription dates

  • Whether the medication is PRN (as needed) or regularly scheduled

  • Any dosage adjustments or discontinuations

  • Duplicate orders to prevent medication errors

What's Not Included

To keep records focused and relevant, Ember automatically filters out:

  • One-time medication refusals (unless part of a concerning pattern)

  • Routine dental, audiology, podiatry, or ophthalmic appointments unless they involve:

    • Surgical procedures

    • Antibiotic prescriptions

    • New medication orders

Example Output

Psychoactive / Psychotropic:

  • Haloperidol 5mg, prescribed 1/15/2025, PRN

  • Sertraline 100mg, prescribed 1/1/2025

Narcotics:

  • Hydrocodone 5-325mg, prescribed 1/10/2025, PRN

  • Oxycodone 10mg, prescribed 1/5/2025, discontinued 1/12/2025

Other Medications:

  • Amoxicillin 500mg, prescribed 1/3/2025, 10-day course

Benefits

  1. Improved Organization: Medications are automatically sorted into logical categories for quick reference

  2. Enhanced Safety: The system helps identify:

    • Multiple prescriptions of the same medication

    • Changes in medication status

    • PRN versus regular medication schedules

  3. Streamlined Documentation: Automatically processes clinical notes to extract relevant medication information

  4. Better Continuity of Care: Provides a clear, chronological view of a patient's medication history

Best Practices

  1. Review the categorized medications after each session to ensure accuracy

  2. Pay special attention to:

    • PRN medication patterns

    • Recent medication changes

    • Duplicate prescriptions

    • Medication discontinuations

  3. Use the generated medication lists during handoffs and care transitions

Support

If you need assistance with Ember's medication tracking feature, contact our support team through the in-app help widget.

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