Cut preventable DOAC adverse events quickly AND deliver massive cost savings with the DAWN DOAC Dashboard

If you’re not using a DOAC population management tool, you are probably:

ALARMED that anticoagulants have overtaken antibiotics and prescription opioids as the number one cause of adverse drug events
WORRIED that a circa 20% rise in anticoagulant prescriptions is exacerbating the problem
SURPRISED that the switch from warfarin to DOACs has not reduced the number of anticoagulation related adverse drug events
PERTURBED that studies show 9% – 20% of patients are on an off-label DOAC dose?^{1, 2}
CONCERNED that conventional DOAC reviews are ineffective and inefficient in spotting inappropriate dosing in good time

¹ Dawson T, DeCamillo D, Kong X, Shensky B, Kaatz S, Krol GD, Ali M, Haymart B, Froehlich JB, Barnes GD. Correcting Inappropriate Prescribing of Direct Oral Anticoagulants: A Population Health Approach. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Nov 17;9(22):e016949. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.016949. Epub 2020 Nov 5. PMID: 33150804; PMCID: PMC7763734.

² Shen NN, Zhang C, Hang Y, Li Z, Kong LC, Wang N, Wang JL, Gu ZC. Real-World Prevalence of Direct Oral Anticoagulant Off-Label Doses in Atrial Fibrillation: An Epidemiological Meta-Analysis. Front Pharmacol. 2021 May 26;12:581293. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.581293. PMID: 34122056; PMCID: PMC8188240.

Anticoagulants are now the #1 cause of Adverse Drug Events³

³Budnitz DS, Shehab N, Lovegrove MC, Geller AI, Lind JN, Pollock DA. US emergency department visits attributed to medication harms, 2017–2019.
JAMA. 2021 Oct 5;326(13):1299–1309. DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.13844 PMID: 34609453 PMCID: PMC8493432

Do you want to accelerate your Anticoagulation Stewardship Programme but lack the tools to enable change?

The DAWN DOAC Dashboard is a proven population management tool which can cut preventable adverse events in just a few months. The DAWN DOAC Dashboard:

Identifies Gaps

Finds and flags patients overdue blood tests.

Optimises Safety

Continuously scans your Electronic Patient Records, pinpointing patients whose renal function, age, diagnosis, or medications don’t align with safe DOAC prescribing.

Streamlines Reviews

Instantly flags prescribing issues and presents key patient context for faster, more informed decisions.

Provides Real-Time Oversight and Prioritisation

Quickly tracks every alert and identifies exactly how many patients require a closer look.

Boosts Productivity

Enables a single pharmacist or nurse to spot prescriptions needing intervention over 4 times faster than conventional chart reviews.⁴

Optimizes Therapy

Evaluates the need for concomitant antiplatelet use.

⁴ Valencia D, Spoutz P, Stoppi J, et al. Impact of a Direct Oral Anticoagulant Population Management Tool on Anticoagulation Therapy Monitoring in Clinical Practice. Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2019;53(8):806-811. doi:10.1177/1060028019835843

The DAWN DOAC Dashboard can save time and money, while improving patient outcomes AND reducing adverse events.

Building a case for DAWN DOAC Dashboard in your Anticoagulation service

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What is the DAWN DOAC Dashboard?

The DAWN DOAC Dashboard enables proactive anticoagulation stewardship. It is a powerful tool which continuously scans patient data and instantly flags contraindications, dosing errors, drug interactions, lab result concerns, and non-adherence. It categorises and highlights critical prescribing risks—so your team can act fast, prevent harm, and improve patient outcomes with confidence.

How does the DAWN DOAC Dashboard support staff in a clinical setting?

Fast, effective automated processes focus only on patients requiring intervention

Studies suggest between 9% and 20% of DOAC patients are on an off-label dose^{1, 2} but identifying which patients need intervention through conventional, manual chart reviews is a costly, inefficient exercise.

The DAWN DOAC Dashboard automates the review process and eliminates the need for manual checks. The software continuously checks the Electronic Patient Records against specialised rule sets to detect questionable DOAC prescribing. Clinicians are free to fully focus their time and attention on those patients who may require intervention and offer safer, more effective DOAC prescribing.

Population Management Dashboards provide better outcomes

Centres using a population management approach, like the DAWN DOAC Dashboard, have seen significant reductions in off-label DOAC dosing, which correlates with a significant reduction in stroke and VTE events, estimated at 0.5 events per 100 patient years.⁵

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The DAWN DOAC Dashboard identifies prescriptions requiring intervention much faster than conventional chart reviews. A population-based approach to DOAC monitoring is proven to be more efficient and effective in identifying prescriptions that require intervention before they result in adverse drug events.

NB: Studies discuss improved outcomes due to population management tools in general and aren’t specific to the DAWN DOAC Dashboard.

5, Barnes GD, Chen C, Holleman R, Errickson J, Seagull FJ, Dorsch MP, Allen AL, Spoutz P, Sussman JB. Pharmacist Use of a Population Management Dashboard for Safe Anticoagulant Prescribing: Evaluation of a Nationwide Implementation Effort. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Sep 17;13(18):e035859. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.124.035859. Epub 2024 Sep 9. PMID: 39248259; PMCID: PMC11935639.

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"DAWN has greatly improved the efficiency of our prescription management proceses however so has saved us many hours of time in other aspects of our work - calling patients, chasing bloods etc… not to mention we have a much safer and robust way of managing our patient blood test results."

"Using DAWN has led to an improved service, increased safety and a more streamlined approach to monitoring our patients."

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