Using a personal digital assistant to document clinical pharmacy services in an intensive care unit

Lau, Anna F.; Balen, Robert M.; Lam, Robert; Malyuk, Douglas L

doi:10.1093/ajhp/58.13.1229

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“…[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Most descriptions of deployment have been limited to single hospital sites and selected clinical practice areas. Clark and Klauck 9 described a larger deployment, but database and systems integration required the solicitation of technical expertise and resources from outside the pharmacy department.…”

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“…Several studies and previous work in our institution have outlined the usefulness of PDAs for data collection and documentation of clinical activity by health care providers. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] We believed that introduction of a PDA into our pharmacists' process for documenting targeted interventions would expand our current use of PDAs beyond clinical reference tools. Also, the data collected would be readily analyzable and amenable to structured reporting.…”

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Documenting drug-related problems with personal digital assistants in a multisite health system

Raybardhan

Balen

Partovi

et al. 2005

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

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Documenting drug-related problems with personal digital assistants in a multisite health system

Raybardhan

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Partovi

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American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

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“…Integrating PDAs into patient care can simplify patient data management and overcome some of the limitations of the paper format, such as the inability to automatically sort and analyze data. 51 Data are generally clearer and better organized compared with data on paper forms.…”

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Handheld Computing in Medicine

Fischer

Stewart

Mehta

et al. 2003

J Am Med Inform Assoc

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Handheld computers have become a valuable and popular tool in various fields of medicine. A systematic review of articles was undertaken to summarize the current literature regarding the use of handheld devices in medicine. A variety of articles were identified, and relevant information for various medical fields was summarized. The literature search covered general information about handheld devices, the use of these devices to access medical literature, electronic pharmacopoeias, patient tracking, medical education, research, business management, e-prescribing, patient confidentiality, and costs as well as specialty-specific uses for personal digital assistants (PDAs). The authors concluded that only a small number of articles provide evidence-based information about the use of PDAs in medicine. The majority of articles provide descriptive information, which is nevertheless of value. This article aims to increase the awareness among physicians about the potential roles for handheld computers in medicine and to encourage the further evaluation of their use.

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“…Articles describe the following tools used for intervention data collection in hospital settings: (1) manual form, [1][2][3][4] (2) bar-code scanner, [5][6][7] (3) notebook personal computer (PC), 8 (4) PC local area network (LAN), 9,10 (5) pharmacy information system, [11][12][13] (6) hospital information system (HIS), [14][15][16] (7) electronic medical record (EMR), 17 (8) personal organizer, 18 and (9) personal digital assistant (PDA). [19][20][21][22] In hospitals that use automated forms, computer type and network architecture determine the aspects of usability and reporting. PC LANs allow users to access a central database, 9,10 but this architecture is best suited to a single department or hospital.…”

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