ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: Dispensing and administration—2005

Pedersen, Craig A.; Schneider, Philip J.; Scheckelhoff, Douglas J.

doi:10.2146/ajhp050538

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“…19 In 2005, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists surveyed a sample of 510 hospitals and found slightly higher adoption of ADM (72 percent), ROBOT (15 percent), EMAR (21 percent), and BarA (9 percent). 20 This study reported only bivariate associations between health IT and hospital size. We attribute discrepancies between these surveys and our results to different definitions of adoption and our larger sampling frame.…”

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Adoption Of Health Information Technology For Medication Safety In U.S. Hospitals, 2006

Furukawa

Raghu²,

Spaulding³

et al. 2008

Health Affairs

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Health information technology (IT) is regarded as an essential tool to improve patient safety, and a range of initiatives to address patient safety are under way. Using data from a comprehensive, national survey from HIMSS Analytics, we analyzed the extent of health IT adoption for medication safety in U.S. hospitals in 2006. Our findings indicate wide variation in health IT adoption by type of technology and geographic location. Hospital size, ownership, teaching status, system membership, payer mix, and accreditation status are associated with health IT adoption, although these relationships differ by type of technology. Hospitals in states with patient safety initiatives have greater adoption rates.

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Adoption Of Health Information Technology For Medication Safety In U.S. Hospitals, 2006

Furukawa

Raghu²,

Spaulding³

et al. 2008

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104

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“…3 The frequency of administration errors ranges from 2.4% to 47.5%, depending on the drug distribution system in place. 4 In the United Kingdom, a recent report by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) indicated that 56.5% of reported errors associated with severe harm or death occurred at the administration step. 5 Medication orders require the drug, dose, rate, route, frequency, and, when appropriate, duration to be explicit and specific to the needs of the patient in order to achieve the desired outcome.…”

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“…Most medicines for inpatient use are dispensed and prepared in a centralized pharmacy; however, some hospitals have satellite pharmacies in patient care areas. 3,4 Some medicines are kept in the patient care area (e.g., on the wards and in intensive care units and the emergency department), but the use of such medicines is limited for safety reasons in some hospitals with unit dose drug distribution systems. Some patients bring their own medicines for use in the hospital, but this practice is limited for safety reasons in some hospitals.…”

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Current status of preparation and distribution of medicines

Oishi

2009

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

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“…Pedersen et al [10] examined 1173 hospital pharmacies in the USA in to assess the role of the pharmacist in the respective drug distribution system, and concentrated on the respective administrative effort associated with www.ljm.org.ly distribution of the drugs. A differentiation was made between the conventional manual unit dose and stationary fully automatic robot technology.…”

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Impact of Robotic Dispensing Machines in German Pharmacies on Business Performance Indicators

Rühle¹,

Braun²,

Ostermann³

2008

Libyan Journal of Medicine

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Aims and objectives:To assess the impact of robotic dispensing machines in community pharmacies on staff efficiency and sales of over-the-counter drugs. Setting: The study was done on 253 community pharmacies in Germany that use a robotic dispensing machine manufactured by ROWA during 2008. Method: Data concerning the financial and economic impact of using a robotic dispensing machine in community pharmacies was gathered using a structured questionnaire and analysed in terms of its financial implications. Key findings: The response rate was 29%. In most pharmacies (79%) the robotic dispensing machine was retrofitted. In 59% of the pharmacies additional space was gained for self-service and behind-the-counter display. As a result of using a robotic dispensing machine, personnel costs were reduced by an average of 4.6% during the first 12 months after start-up. Over-the-counter sales increased in the same period by an average of 6.8%. Despite average initial costs of 118,000 euros, total costs within the first 12 months fell in 50% of cases and at least remained the same in 44%. Conclusions: On average, robotic dispensing machines lead to modest savings in personnel costs and slight increases in sales of over-the-counter drugs. Substantial savings can be achieved only if the staffing level is adapted to the changed personnel requirements.

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ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: Dispensing and administration—2005

Abstract: Safe systems continue to be in place in most hospitals, but the adoption of new technology is changing the philosophy of medication distribution. Pharmacists are continuing to improve medication use at the dispensing and administration steps of the medication-use process.

Cited by 172 publications

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Adoption Of Health Information Technology For Medication Safety In U.S. Hospitals, 2006

Adoption Of Health Information Technology For Medication Safety In U.S. Hospitals, 2006

Current status of preparation and distribution of medicines

Impact of Robotic Dispensing Machines in German Pharmacies on Business Performance Indicators

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