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Study of the impact of implementing an electronic prescription with barcode scanning on the time of response to the patient's needs in the field of pharmacotherapy

Publication date: 28.12.2018

Public Health and Governance, 2018, Volume 16, Issue 3, pp. 149 - 154

https://doi.org/10.4467/20842627OZ.18.017.10430

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Anna Gawrońska
The Institute of Logistics and Warehousing, Poznań, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2411-8332 Orcid
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Study of the impact of implementing an electronic prescription with barcode scanning on the time of response to the patient's needs in the field of pharmacotherapy

Abstract

According to estimated data, an average Polish hospital manages about 130 thousand pharmaceutical products. The main problem related to pharmacotherapy in hospitals is real-time access to up-to-date data, which determines the correct treatment process. This paper presents the results of research aimed at forecasting the outcome of implementing e-prescriptions in conjunction with barcode scanning on the time of response to a patient’s needs for pharmacotherapy. The research was conducted in two hospitals by means of a business process analysis and the BPMN 2.0 standard. The analysis was concentrated on the drug administration process, taking into consideration the labour and service times of the process. Special attention was given to evaluating the possibilities of getting real-time access to information regarding the type, location and inventory level of pharmaceutical products. The research proved that implementing e-prescriptions in conjunction with barcode scanning could lead to reductions of the average working and service time.

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Information: Public Health and Governance, 2018, Volume 16, Issue 3, pp. 149 - 154

Article type: Original article

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Study of the impact of implementing an electronic prescription with barcode scanning on the time of response to the patient's needs in the field of pharmacotherapy

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Study of the impact of implementing an electronic prescription with barcode scanning on the time of response to the patient's needs in the field of pharmacotherapy

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2411-8332

Anna Gawrońska
The Institute of Logistics and Warehousing, Poznań, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2411-8332 Orcid
All publications →

The Institute of Logistics and Warehousing, Poznań, Poland

Published at: 28.12.2018

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