DPCC

dpcclogo (5990 bytes) Direct Patient Care Companion

The Direct Patient Care Companion (DPCC) is a clinical documentation and tracking tool that embraces the principles of Pharmaceutical Care as outlined in the Direct Patient Care Curriculum published by the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP). The software is developed by DKK Health Systems Inc. with support and input from CSHP and the DPCC Advisory Working Group. Apotex Inc. provided financial support for the development of the project.

The objectives of this software are:

	To provide a structured and guided approach for the user to practice Pharmaceutical Care;
	To maintain a current and historical database of patient data;
	To efficiently collate and retrieve clinical patient data;
	To facilitate the assimilation of patient data to arrive at the drug-related-problem statements, pharmacy care plans, follow-up plans and outcome documentation;
	To generate work list reports for day to day activities;
	To generate summaries/statistical reports of Pharmaceutical Care progress on demand;
	To provide a means for clinical workload measurement;
	To allow easy transfer of patient data from one site to another for Seamless Care.

Highlights of the DPCC design are:

	compatible with Windows 3.1x, Windows 95/98, and Windows NT;
	stand-alone or network use;
	intuitive and user friendly (uses standard Windows interface);
	modular design (other clinical tools will be added & integrated);
	data coded for analysis.

Availability:

The beta version has undergone a month evaluation period at 8 Canadian hospitals, both teaching and community hospitals. Version 1.0 was released in October 1998 and is now available for subscription from CSHP.

A trial version and future update releases will be available from this web page.