Medicines Optimisation

Medicines Optimisation

ID

C30

Version

1.0.2

Type

Capability

Category

Medicines management

Status

Effective

Effective Date

Jun 4, 2025

Contracting Vehicle(s)

Description

Enables Health or Care Professionals to review and request changes to a Patient's current medication.

Outcomes

For a Patient:

Increased confidence that the Patient’s medication regimen ensures that they are taking the most appropriate and relevant combination of medication and prevent unnecessary medicines being prescribed.

For a Health or Care Professional:

The ability to make more informed decisions and request changes to a Patient’s medication based on a single, unified view of a Patient’s current medication.

MUST Epics - Describes the minimum functionality required to deliver a Capability. Solutions MUST be successfully evaluated against each Epic and Acceptance Criteria via Capability Assessment in order to be associated with this Capability

E00739 - view current medication for Patients

As a Health or Care Professional

I want to view current medication for Patients

So that I have a complete view of their current medication and can make more informed decisions

Acceptance criterion 1: view current medication for Patients

Given the Health or Care Professional is permitted to view current medication for Patients

When the Health or Care Professional selects to view current medication for a Patient

Then the current medication for the Patient is displayed

E00739 - Supporting Information

  • Information about current medication for Patients MAY be obtained from one or more Solutions

  • Examples of current medication MAY include, but are not limited to:

    • Medication issued by the Healthcare Organisation

    • Medication not issued by the Healthcare Organisation

    • Over the counter food supplements


E00740 - request changes to current medication for Patients

As a Health or Care Professional

I want to request changes to current medication for Patients

So that I can ensure that medication regimens for Patients are appropriate

Acceptance criterion 1: create requests to change current medication for Patients

Given the Health or Care Professional is permitted to manage requests to change current medication for Patients

When the Health or Care Professional selects to create a request to change current medication for a Patient

Then the request to change the current medication for the Patient is created

E00740 - Supporting Information

  • Examples of requests to change current medication for Patients MAY include, but are not limited to:

    • Dosage Information

    • Medication substitution

MAY Epics - Describes additional functionality associated with the Capability. Suppliers should consider all MAY Epics as part of their User Research. Suppliers can choose to map their Solutions to these Epics and they will be evaluated via Capability Assessment. Contracting Authorities or purchasing organisations may require these Epics as product qualification or requirements criteria

E00741 - receive notifications for required Patient medication regimen reviews

As a Health or Care Professional

I want to receive notifications when Patient medication regimen reviews are required

So that I am made aware when Patient medication regimen reviews are required

Acceptance criterion 1: receive notifications for required Patient medication regimen reviews

Given the Health or Care Professional is permitted to receive notifications for Patient medication regimen reviews

When the notification for a Patient medication regimen review is triggered

Then the notification for a Patient medication regimen review is created


E00742 - manage Patient medication regimen review notification rules

As a Health or Care Professional

I want to manage Patient medication regimen review notification rules

So that I can ensure that Health or Care Professionals are notified of Patients that require medication regimen reviews

Acceptance criterion 1: create notification rules for Patient medication regimen reviews

Given the Health or Care Professional is permitted to manage notification rules for Patient medication regimen reviews

When the Health or Care Professional selects to create a notification rule for a Patient medication regimen review

Then the notification rule is created

E00742 - Supporting Information

  • Examples of data used to configure notification rules MAY include, but are not limited to:

  • Examples of notification rule configurations MAY include, but are not limited to:

    • Date and time of notification

    • Recipients of the notification


E00743 - record information for Patient medication regimen reviews

As a Health or Care Professional

I want to record information for Patient medication regimen reviews

So that a full history of Patient medication regimen reviews can be maintained for each Patient

Acceptance criterion 1: record Patient medication regimen reviews as complete

Given the Health or Care Professional is permitted to manage Patient medication regimen reviews

When the Health or Care Professional selects to record a Patient’s medication regimen review as complete

Then the Patient medication regimen review is recorded as completed

Acceptance criterion 2: record future due dates for Patient medication regimen reviews 

Given the Health or Care Professional is permitted to manage Patient medication regimen reviews

When the Health or Care Professional selects to record a future due date for a Patient medication regimen review

Then the future due date is recorded

E00743 - Supporting Information

  • Examples of other Patient medication regimen review information that can be recorded MAY include, but are not limited to:

    • Date and time the Patient medication regimen review occurred

    • Name of the Health of Care Professional who undertook the review

    • Medication substitutions made as a result of the review


E00744 - configure medication substitutions

As a Health or Care Professional

I want to configure medication substitutions

So that Patient medication can be substituted

Acceptance criterion 1: configure medication substitutions

Given the Health or Care Professional is permitted to configure medication substitutions

When the Health or Care Professional selects to configure a medication substitution

Then the medication substitution is configured

E00744 - Supporting Information

  • Examples of reasons for medication substitutions MAY include, but are not limited to:

    • Substitutions based on price

    • Substitutions based on clinical appropriateness


E00745 - view pre-configured medication substitutions

As a Health or Care Professional

I want to view pre-configured medication substitutions

So that pre-configured medication substitutions can be viewed

Acceptance criterion 1: view pre-configured medication substitutions

Given the Health or Care Professional is permitted to view pre-configured medication substitutions

When the Health or Care Professional selects to view a pre-configured medication substitution

Then the pre-configured medication substitution is displayed


E00746 - view warnings for medications

As a Health or Care Professional

I want to view warnings for medications

So that I can determine if a medication is appropriate to be prescribed for a Patient

Acceptance criterion 1: view warnings for medications

Given the Health or Care Professional is permitted to view warnings for medications

When warnings for a medication are triggered

Then Interactions with other current medication warnings are displayed

And Active ingredients duplication warnings are displayed

And inappropriate prescribing warnings are displayed

E00746 - Supporting Information

  • Examples of when warnings can be triggered MAY include, but are not limited to:

    • Requesting a change to a Patient’s current medication

    • Viewing a medication


E00747 - view Medicines Optimisation reports

As a Health or Care Professional

I want to view Medicines Optimisation reports

So that Medicines Optimisation reports can be viewed

Acceptance criterion 1: view Medicines Optimisation reports

Given the Health or Care Professional is permitted to view reports for Medicines Optimisation

When the Health or Care Professional selects to view a Medicines Optimisation report

Then the report results are displayed

E00747 - Supporting Information

  • Examples of Medicines Optimisation reports MAY include, but are not limited to:

    • Patients that require a medication regimen review

    • Patient medication regimen reviews completed

    • Patient medication regimen reviews where medications were substituted

    • Requests to change Patient medication

Roadmap

Items on the Roadmap which impact or relate to this Capability.