Comments from MedActionPlan Users

MedActionPlan for Organ Transplant

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“MedActionPlan makes our patients feel very comfortable with the medication education process. The schedules are organized, clear, and professional in appearance.”

Eric Tichy, Pharm.D.,
Organ Transplantation Specialist
Yale New Haven Hospital

  • “My nurses are so appreciative of this program. It has made their everyday jobs in the clinic a little easier and a little better.”

    Leslie Haley
    Integris Baptist Medical Center

  • “MedActionPlan has improved patients’ understanding of meds and made them more aware of their schedule of meds.”

    Leslie Haley
    Integris Baptist Medical Center

  • “This is an awesome program and helps us out a lot.”

    Judy Ward
    Saint Francis Hospital

  • “Thanks for the great resource, both our patients and our staff appreciate it!”

    Matthew Walter
    University of Kansas Hospital

  • “MedActionPlan is instrumental for the continuity of care. Both the patients and practitioner can really see what’s going on.”

    Brenda Reed
    Lahey Clinic

  • “It not only saves me time, it really helps the patients with compliance.”

    Ida Sansoucy
    Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center

  • “Our patients, some of whom are less educated, are reassured by having the chart format in their schedules.”

    Lynette Spangenberg
    Centennial Medical Center

  • “We believe that using MedActionPlan has helped our patients with medication compliance and understanding of their meds. It is user-friendly for both the transplant staff and the patient.”

    Brenda Matthews
    Buffalo General Hospital

  • “It is very helpful for patients - especially the Spanish version.”

    Dadi Ding
    Loyola University Medical Center

  • “As we continue to use MedActionPlan we see positive outcomes with compliance and medication education from our patients.”

    Theresa R. David, MSN, RN
    Clinical Nurse Specialist
    The Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania

  • “I have noticed that patients ask more questions and advocate for themselves when it comes to medications once they are handed a med schedule from MedActionPlan.”

    Theresa R. David, MSN, RN
    Clinical Nurse Specialist
    The Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania

  • “MedActionPlan makes our patients feel very comfortable with the medication education process. The schedules are organized, clear, and professional in appearance.”

    Eric Tichy, Pharm.D.,
    Organ Transplantation Specialist
    Yale New Haven Hospital

  • “My patients love MedActionPlan and it makes my job so much easier! What a great tool!”

    Maryanne Giuliante
    Renal Transplant
    Columbia University

  • “What a great asset MedActionPlan is in assisting with compliance to JCAHO's medication reconciliation requirement. It is important to us to make a complete list available to the patient upon discharge, and one that is concise, easily understood, and easy to read.”

    Wendy Escobedo, RN,BSN,CCTN
    Inpatient Care Coordinator
    St. Joseph Hospital Kidney Transplant

  • “MedActionPlan is the complete guide to safe and accurate patient education and home medication administration.”

    Wendy Escobedo, RN,BSN,CCTN
    Inpatient Care Coordinator
    St. Joseph Hospital Kidney Transplant

  • “I want to express my appreciation for an invaluable tool provided to health care providers and our patients.”

    Sonia Saporito-Alford, RPA-C
    Columbia-New York Presbyterian Hospital

  • “Today, we have high expectations for our patients and their caregivers. MedActionPlan simplifies complex medications and schedules into laymen's terms.”

    Sonia Saporito-Alford, RPA-C
    Columbia-New York Presbyterian Hospital

  • “MedActionPlan makes my job of patient education easier, less time consuming, but more importantly...it empowers my liver transplant patients. Thank you.”

    Sonia Saporito-Alford, RPA-C
    Columbia-New York Presbyterian Hospital

  • “In assessing patients, it is necessary to first and foremost understand their health literacy level. MedActionPlan helps us to assess this level, and works as an educational tool that assists the Nursing staff with teaching our patients about their medication therapy with efficiency and accuracy.”

    Lisa Castro, LVN
    UHS San Antonio, TX

  • “MedActionPlan helps my patients identify their medications visually, and understand the purpose of following their medication regimen as directed.”

    Lisa Castro, LVN
    UHS San Antonio, TX

  • “We could not perform the clinical services to our patients, nor participate at the level we do on medical rounds without MedActionPlan.”

    Lynn L. Dill, RPh, MBA
    Senior Pharmacist
    UAB Health Systems

  • “MedActionPlan has been a major time-saver in our program. It allows us to spend more quality time teaching patients and less time developing and maintaining a usable scheduling program.”

    Lynn L. Dill, RPh, MBA
    Senior Pharmacist
    UAB Health Systems

  • “Our patients’ survival rate is 15 percent higher than the national average for patients three years post transplant, at an exceptional 96.8 percent. Our outcomes reflect care, planning and attention to detail along with a step-by step analysis of all of our processes, including education tools. MedActionPlan is part of our ‘continuum of care.’”

    “We use MedActionPlan for every patient discharge, and we appreciate the program upgrades and the rapid response of your IT department.”

    Pam Hester, RN
    Manager, Heart Transplant
    Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
    Spokane, WA

  • “MedActionPlan's comprehensive database and user-friendly format make it an invaluable tool for education and home medication management—and our patients love it.”

    Elizabeth Lawrence
    Pharmacist
    Cardiothoracic Transplant
    Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
    Spokane, WA

MedActionPlan for Antiretroviral Therapy

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“In order for HIV medications to be effective, patients must remain at or over 97% with respect to adherence to antiretroviral therapy. MedActionPlan is the best adherence tool we have ever used to assist our patients in being adherent to antiretroviral therapy.”

Roberta Laguerre, MD
Clinical Director Pediatric HIV/AIDS Program
St Christopher's Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, PA

  • “My entire Staff (RN Case Managers, Care Coordinators and a PharmD) have access to MedActionPlan.com, and it has become mandatory for all clients seen for medical adherence services to have this ‘virtual pillbox.’ This way, no matter which staff sees a client for adherence, we all can see the latest and greatest regimen.”

    P. Justin Goforth, RN, BSN
    Director of Medical Adherence
    Whitman-Walker Clinic

  • “We use MedActionPlan as an adherence tool, patient education and as a tracking device. The pictorial drug representation is key for some of our illiterate patients and having Spanish is very helpful. We have a paper charting system and this helps us electronically upload data and store/use it in a very user-friendly way. Thanks.”

    MD
    The Dimock Center
    Roxbury, MA

  • “MedActionPlan has become integral to our clinical practice. We use it both to help our internal processes and as a direct tool with our patients.”

    Jill A. Foster, MD
    Director of Pediatric and Adolescent HIV/AIDS
    St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

  • “Internally, we use it to facilitate communication among staff about current regimens and to document medication lists in charts for compliance with our grantors and insurance companies.”

    Jill A. Foster, MD
    Director of Pediatric and Adolescent HIV/AIDS
    St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

  • “When our patients went to camp last summer, we very easily printed out their medication lists to give to the camp nurse rather than having to generate long lists by hand as we did in the past.”

    Jill A. Foster, MD
    Director of Pediatric and Adolescent HIV/AIDS
    St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

  • “For our patients, we use the printed sheets during clinic as a prompt to help them recall their regimen and in teaching them a new regimen. With each regimen change, a new print out is given to the patient to take home. Many of the patients keep them in a binder at home or store them with their medications as a reminder.”

    Jill A. Foster, MD
    Director of Pediatric and Adolescent HIV/AIDS
    St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

  • “MedActionPlan makes it so much easier to organize our patients’ medication lists. We are now able to provide our patients with a nice, neat and colorful list of their medications. We also are able to file the list in the chart for our records.”

    LaNelta Nobles, Pharm. D.
    The Jonathan Lax Treatment Center
    Philadelphia, PA

  • “The program is easy to use and the MedActionPlan folks are great about taking our advice on how to improve it. The program is provided to us free of charge and we look forward to all the useful improvements in the future.”

    LaNelta Nobles, Pharm. D.
    The Jonathan Lax Treatment Center
    Philadelphia, PA

  • “We saw a drastic improvement in patients and caregivers being able to recall and identify medications after we implemented MedActionPlan at our HIV clinic.”

    Roberta Laguerre, MD
    Clinical Director Pediatric HIV/AIDS Program
    St Christopher's Hospital for Children
    Philadelphia, PA

  • “At St. Christopher's Hospital for Children we find that the MyMedSchedule medication reminder function has been really well received by our adolescent patients.”

    Roberta Laguerre, MD
    Clinical Director Pediatric HIV/AIDS Program
    St Christopher's Hospital for Children
    Philadelphia, PA

  • “In order for HIV medications to be effective patients must remain at or over 97% with respect to adherence to antiretroviral therapy. MedActionPlan is the best adherence tool we have ever used to assist our patients in being adherent to antiretroviral therapy.”

    Roberta Laguerre, MD
    Clinical Director Pediatric HIV/AIDS Program
    St Christopher's Hospital for Children
    Philadelphia, PA

  • “Medication adherence support is really at the heart of what all HIV programs strive to provide for their patients. MedActionPlan is an invaluable adherence tool that can be used in all HIV care settings.”

    Roberta Laguerre, MD
    Clinical Director Pediatric HIV/AIDS Program
    St Christopher's Hospital for Children
    Philadelphia, PA

MedActionPlan for Pediatrics

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“I love the translation feature as we have many Spanish speaking patients. We also use the wallet-size feature and this has assisted our many adolescent patients in keeping their med list always with them.”

Dina, RN
Rady Children's Hospital

  • “The feedback from the patients, families and other team members has been very positive. MedActionPlan helps keep all of us on track with multiple medication changes and keeps the patients current with their med lists.”

    Dina, RN
    Rady Children's Hospital

  • “I love the translation feature as we have many Spanish speaking patients. We also use the wallet-size feature and this has assisted our many adolescent patients in keeping their med list always with them.”

    Dina, RN
    Rady Children's Hospital

  • “MedActionPlan has been great to keep families updated because it can be accessed anywhere. We can update their medication regimen while they are an inpatient and when they come to clinic!”

    Kara, Pharm.D.
    Seattle Children’s Hospital

  • “I had one family that was completely overwhelmed by the number of their medications. When they saw MedActionPlan, they looked up at me and said, ‘We CAN do this!’”

    Kara, Pharm.D.
    Seattle Children’s Hospital

  • “MedActionPlan is a helpful tool in assisting patients/caregivers to easily identify their medications and administer them safely at home.”

    Amy, R.N.
    Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital

  • “Thank you for creating this user-friendly patient teaching tool! Parents have given us positive feedback on how it simplifies a very complicated medicine program at home!”

    Amy, R.N.
    Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital

  • “As transplant coordinators, we love using MedActionPlan; the parents find it very helpful as well as the older kids who use it to learn their medications and dosages. It is a winner for all! Thank you!”

    Brenda RN, BSN, CNN, CCTC
    Children's Mercy Hospital

  • “MedActionPlan is a very clear, organized tool to use with Discharge Medication training. The picture of the pill/capsule decreases the chance for medication error and decreases confusion at discharge when a lot of information is coming their way.”

    Lauren, RN, BSN, CPN
    Nationwide Children's Hospital

  • “MedActionPlan is our primary tool in training and home-going instructions for all of our renal transplant patients!”

    Lauren, RN, BSN, CPN
    Nationwide Children's Hospital

  • “We have recently started using MedActionPlan.com for our newly transplanted pediatric kidney patients. We make changes in clinic and the parents take home a nice medication sheet.”

    Julie RN, CNN
    Renal Transplant Coordinator
    Cook Children’s Medical Center

  • “The MedActionPlan schedule is used by the parents to administer medications as well as other providers to compose a complete medication history on our patients. I have been really pleased with the program.”

    Julie RN, CNN
    Renal Transplant Coordinator
    Cook Children’s Medical Center

  • “I love this program. I was introduced to MedActionPlan at an adult facility and I immediately shared this program with my Pedi co-workers and it was a hit with our Pediatric Dialysis and Kidney Transplant patients. Thanks for the help.”

    Sherri, RN
    Cook Children’s Medical Center—Fort Worth, TX

MedActionPlan for Bone Marrow Transplant

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“MedActionPlan allows us to concisely and easily deliver valuable patient medication education in a method that maximizes patient understanding and participation.”

Wenyu Chuang, PharmD.
Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant Clinical Pharmacist
Baylor University Medical Center

  • “We have found that by using MedActionPlan that patients have a knowledge level of their medications that they didn't have before. It's simple to use and gives the patients the assurance they need to properly administer their medications.”

    Susan M. Kruse, RN
    Nurse Case Manager
    Blood and Marrow Transplant / Leukemia
    University of Nebraska Medical Center

  • “MedActionPlan allows us to concisely and easily deliver valuable patient medication education in a method that maximizes patient understanding and participation.”

    Wenyu Chuang, PharmD.
    Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant Clinical Pharmacist
    Baylor University Medical Center

  • “Implementing MedactionPlan for our Blood and Marrow Transplant patients has significantly impacted our discharge teaching process for our patients as well as for our staff. It has been very well received and has been a valuable addition for our practice.”

    Martha J. Pineiro, RPh
    Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
    Blood & Marrow Transplantation
    US Oncology/Baylor University Medical Center

  • “Our patients go home on multiple medications, and MedActionPlan has both helped create easy to follow schedules, and helped increase the patients and their parents understanding of why they are on each medication. MedActionPlan has also greatly decreased the time and energy staff spent making individualized calendars and now they have more time at the bedside with our patients and families.”

    Casey Barrell, RN, CPNP
    Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Clinical Nurse Specialist
    Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian, Columbia University

  • “MedActionPlan is an excellent tool for the research nurse to follow and record medication therapy for clinical trial sponsors.”

    Sandy Yan Bin Li, RN, MSN, CCRC
    Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas

  • “MedActionPlan allows providers to record medication use, and clearly see the patient's medical history and concurrent medical problems.”

    Sheila Powell, RN
    Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas

  • “We have been using the program for several months with great results on our bone marrow transplant unit. Our patients love it! I found the setup and orientation process provided by the MedActionPlan staff to be very helpful.”

    Meredith T. Moorman, Pharm.D., BCOP
    University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

MedActionPlan for Heart Failure

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“I highly recommend using MedActionPlan for any patient population—it's concise, easy to read and my patients request it over other medicine schedule teaching aids we have used in our Heart Failure/Heart Transplant program.”

Robin, Nurse Practitioner
VA Medical Center

  • “MedActionPlan is an incredible program, especially for my heart failure patients with complex medication regimens. The patients are so grateful for the printed material that allows them to fully understand and be able to follow their daily medication regimen with ease.”

    Vicky Ebone, APRN-BC
    Cardiothoracic Transplant Coordinator
    Bay Shore Medical Center
    Pasadena, TX

  • “MedActionPlan.com has been so beneficial for my heart failure patients. It allows them to remain independent, and to be able to truly understand how to take their meds, what the meds are indicated for, and assists them to partner in their care.”

    Lenore Blank MSN APN, C
    Administrative Manager
    Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension Program
    Hackensack University Medical Center

  • “I have been involved in educating HF patients for many years and understand all of the problems that can occur, especially with medication administration. As a community health nurse I encountered this routinely. MedActionPlan really helps.”

    Lenore Blank MSN APN, C
    Administrative Manager
    Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension Program
    Hackensack University Medical Center

  • “MedActionPlan.com has made teaching complicated medicine regimens so much easier to share with my patients. Their compliance has improved because of it, and updating is remarkably fast and user-friendly.”

    Robin, Nurse Practitioner
    VA Medical Center

  • “I highly recommend using MedActionPlan for any patient population—it's concise, easy to read and my patients request it over other medicine schedule teaching aids we have used in our Heart Failure/Heart Transplant program.”

    Robin, Nurse Practitioner
    VA Medical Center

  • “We have found MedActionPlan to be a wonderful tool for our Care Transition Clinic patients. Typically our patients are on 5 to 20 medications, many being high risk cardiac and diabetes medications. Thanks to MedActionPlan we can provide them with a clear and informative medication list that is easily assessable and understood across the social spectrum.”

    Heather Heilmann, RN, MSN
    Manager, Chronic Disease Programs
    Care Transitions
    St. Jude Medical Center
    Fullerton, CA

  • “MedActionPlan has wonderful safety features that prevent errors in spelling, dosing, and duplication. We absolutely love this program and recommend it to everyone!”

    Heather Heilmann, RN, MSN
    Manager, Chronic Disease Programs
    Care Transitions
    St. Jude Medical Center
    Fullerton, CA

  • “We love the translate to Spanish function, as well as the plain language used to inform patients about why and how to take their medications.”

    Heather Heilmann, RN, MSN
    Manager, Chronic Disease Programs
    Care Transitions
    St. Jude Medical Center
    Fullerton, CA

MedActionPlan for Medication Reconciliation

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“The patient print outs from MedActionPlan makes our organization look professional in the surrounding communities.”

Judy Howard, RN, MS
Nurse Manager
Wing Memorial Hospital

  • “From a clinical perspective MedActionPlan reduces the risk of medication errors.”

    Judy Howard, RN, MS
    Nurse Manager
    Wing Memorial Hospital

  • “From a staff point of view MedActionPlan is a time saver.”

    Judy Howard, RN, MS
    Nurse Manager
    Wing Memorial Hospital

  • “The patient print outs from MedActionPlan makes our organization look professional in the surrounding communities.”

    Judy Howard, RN, MS
    Nurse Manager
    Wing Memorial Hospital

  • “Things were so difficult to read in our old system. MedActionPlan has been a godsend its so easy to read.”

    Judy Howard, RN, MS
    Nurse Manager
    Wing Memorial Hospital

  • “MedActionPlan is easy to read, and it speeds up the patient medication reconciliation process.”

    Rebecca S. Szydlowski, RN, BSN
    Nurse Manager
    Monson Medical Center

  • “MedActionPlan expedites the process as the patients navigate through the healthcare system.”

    Rebecca S. Szydlowski, RN, BSN
    Nurse Manager
    Monson Medical Center

  • “MedActionPlan is a quick way to spot check for errors, from a managerial perspective staff has more accountability.”

    Rebecca S. Szydlowski, RN, BSN
    Nurse Manager
    Monson Medical Center

  • “MedActionPlan speeds up my auditing process, and makes my job easier when performing quality audits and evaluating staff.”

    Rebecca S. Szydlowski, RN, BSN
    Nurse Manager
    Monson Medical Center