Essential Drug Management at Rsu Karsa Husada Batu: Policy Implementation

Abstract

Coordination in hospital is important process needed to reach the organization’s goals. One of the process that need coordination among cross-functional unit is essential drug procurement. The essential drug in Karsa Husada Batu Public Hospital (RSU Karsa Husada Batu) were often in out of stock condition in some specific kinds of drug. The average of essential drug out of stock between year of 2017 until the first semester of 2018 reached 33,73%. This number was far from the ideal standard of 0% out of stock condition. This research was aimed to give recommendation for a better coordination of essential drug management. The study used quantitative research. The population in this research was all hospital staff who participate in essential drug procurement in Karsa Husada Batu. Public Hospital. There were 29 samples as the respondents in this research. The variables in this research were frequently communication, timely communication, accurately communication, problem solving communication, shared knowledge, mutual respect, and shared goals. The result from the study showed that communication reached good result consist of frequently communication is good (69,00%), timely communication is good (65,50 %), accurately communicationis good (79,30%), problem solving communication is good (69,00%), shared knowledge is good (58,62%), but the mutual respect is not good (58,60%), and shared goals is not good (65,52%).

Analysis of Drug Availability Management at the Regional General Hospital Pharmacy Installation

“…To ensure the availability, distribution and affordability of medicines, good medicine management is needed, including the stages of selection, procurement, distribution and use, and supported by management support which includes organizational management, availability of funds for drug procurement and other operations, person in charge, number of human resources and systems. information (Haksama et al, 2020).…”