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  The Australian healthcare sector is increasingly adopting Medical SaaS solutions to improve clinical efficiency, regulatory compliance, and patient safety. In medication management, these platforms are transforming how Home Medicine Review (HMR) and DomiciliaryMedication Management Review (DMMR) services are delivered, monitored, and reported across care settings. Optimizing Home Medicine Review Workflows A Home Medicine Review is a structured clinical service aimed at identifying me dication-related risks, improving therapeutic outcomes, and supporting safe medicine use. As patient complexity increases, particularly among elderly and polypharmacy populations, scalable digital infrastructure is essential. Medical SaaS platforms provide centralized systems that streamline referrals, clinical documentation, and interdisciplinary communication. By digitising workflows, providers can reduce administrative inefficiencies while ensuring consistency in medication review delivery....

The Importance of Home Medicine Reviews for Safer Care

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  Managing medicines can be complicated, especially for people who live with chronic illnesses, take multiple prescriptions, or have recently been discharged from hospital. Many Australians face the challenge of remembering doses, understanding side effects, and keeping track of new prescriptions, which can sometimes result in confusion or even serious health risks. This is where a Home Medicine Review, also known as a Domiciliary Medication Management Review , plays an important role. A Home Medicine Review is a service designed to make the use of medicines safer and more effective. With an HMR, a patient’s General Practitioner initiates an HMR referral to an accredited pharmacist. This referral identifies patients who may benefit most from the service, such as those taking five or more medications, experiencing side effects, or having difficulty following complex treatment plans. Once referred, the pharmacist visits the patient in their home to conduct a thorough review of all ...

Simplifying the Home Medication Review Process for Better Patient Care

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  In today’s fast-paced healthcare environment, ensuring patients take the right medicines, in the right way, is a vital part of improving health outcomes. The Home Medication Review Service (HMR) plays a crucial role in reducing medication errors, improving adherence, and preventing unnecessary hospitalisations. For healthcare professionals, streamlining the referral process and understanding the key requirements—such as MBS Item 900—is essential to delivering these benefits efficiently. What is a Home Medication Review Service? A Home Medication Review Service is a collaborative process where a patient’s medicines are reviewed in their home by an accredited pharmacist, following a referral from their general practitioner (GP). This service helps identify potential medication-related problems, supports patient education, and ensures medicines are used safely and effectively. The process starts with a GP determining a patient’s eligibility. Common reasons for an HMR include ...