VIONE is a simple, user friendly medication management methodology used to reduce polypharmacy and improve patient safety, comfort, and medication adherence consistent with high-reliability organizations.

VIONE enables VA providers to identify and discontinue unnecessary prescriptions that can harm or burden Veterans

VIONE is a clinician and patient-friendly methodology - VIONE (Vital, Important, Optional, Not needed, Every medication has an indication) used by physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and pharmacists to address polypharmacy risk.

2024年11月7日 · VIONE is an innovative medication management initiative that has garnered national attention for improving Veteran care by reducing unnecessary medications. VIONE approach categorizes medications into five groups—Vital, Important, Optional, Not needed, and Every medication with an indication—to ensure only beneficial prescriptions remain in ...

A method to help Veterans stop unnecessary medications receives award. Has helped to de-prescribe 1.3 million unnecessary medications.

2023年11月13日 · VIONE—which stands for Vital, Important, Optional, Not indicated and Every medication has an indication—is a tool designed to identify patients with polypharmacy and provide a framework for deprescribing medications across VHA facilities.

2020年1月25日 · VIONE is a simple, user friendly medication management methodology used to reduce polypharmacy and improve patient safety, comfort, and medication adherence consistent with high-reliability organizations. Clinicians and pharmacists use the VIONE acronym to determine if a Veteran’s medications are actively supporting their health care goals:

2024年11月5日 · By empowering VA providers to identify and discontinue unnecessary medications that can harm Veterans, VIONE improves the quality of life and safety of Veterans.

VIONE, a medication deprescribing methodology, was developed to reduce polypharmacy and PIMs across the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). (VIONE stands for Vital, Important, Optional, Not indicated, and Every medication has an indication.)

2018年3月29日 · The program uses the deprescribing tool VIONE, which came to national attention through the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Diffusion of Excellence Initiative competition. VIONE is a mnemonic to guide designated clinical staff members, said Sara Swathy Battar, who conceived the tool in early 2016.