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Pharmacy Information Systems in Teaching Hospitals: A Multi-dimensional Evaluation Study
OBJECTIVES: In hospitals, the pharmacy information system (PIS) is usually a sub-system of the hospital information system (HIS). The PIS supports the distribution and management of drugs, shows drug and medical device inventory, and facilitates preparing needed reports. In this study, pharmacy info...
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Korean Society of Medical Informatics
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4981583/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27525164 http://dx.doi.org/10.4258/hir.2016.22.3.231 |
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author | Kazemi, Alireza Rabiei, Reza Moghaddasi, Hamid Deimazar, Ghasem |
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description | OBJECTIVES: In hospitals, the pharmacy information system (PIS) is usually a sub-system of the hospital information system (HIS). The PIS supports the distribution and management of drugs, shows drug and medical device inventory, and facilitates preparing needed reports. In this study, pharmacy information systems implemented in general teaching hospitals affiliated to medical universities in Tehran (Iran) were evaluated using a multi-dimensional tool. METHODS: This was an evaluation study conducted in 2015. To collect data, a checklist was developed by reviewing the relevant literature; this checklist included both general and specific criteria to evaluate pharmacy information systems. The checklist was then validated by medical informatics experts and pharmacists. The sample of the study included five PIS in general-teaching hospitals affiliated to three medical universities in Tehran (Iran). Data were collected using the checklist and through observing the systems. The findings were presented as tables. RESULTS: Five PIS were evaluated in the five general-teaching hospitals that had the highest bed numbers. The findings showed that the evaluated pharmacy information systems lacked some important general and specific criteria. Among the general evaluation criteria, it was found that only two of the PIS studied were capable of restricting repeated attempts made for unauthorized access to the systems. With respect to the specific evaluation criteria, no attention was paid to the patient safety aspect. CONCLUSIONS: The PIS studied were mainly designed to support financial tasks; little attention was paid to clinical and patient safety features. |
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spelling | pubmed-49815832016-08-12 Pharmacy Information Systems in Teaching Hospitals: A Multi-dimensional Evaluation Study Kazemi, Alireza Rabiei, Reza Moghaddasi, Hamid Deimazar, Ghasem Healthc Inform Res Case Report OBJECTIVES: In hospitals, the pharmacy information system (PIS) is usually a sub-system of the hospital information system (HIS). The PIS supports the distribution and management of drugs, shows drug and medical device inventory, and facilitates preparing needed reports. In this study, pharmacy information systems implemented in general teaching hospitals affiliated to medical universities in Tehran (Iran) were evaluated using a multi-dimensional tool. METHODS: This was an evaluation study conducted in 2015. To collect data, a checklist was developed by reviewing the relevant literature; this checklist included both general and specific criteria to evaluate pharmacy information systems. The checklist was then validated by medical informatics experts and pharmacists. The sample of the study included five PIS in general-teaching hospitals affiliated to three medical universities in Tehran (Iran). Data were collected using the checklist and through observing the systems. The findings were presented as tables. RESULTS: Five PIS were evaluated in the five general-teaching hospitals that had the highest bed numbers. The findings showed that the evaluated pharmacy information systems lacked some important general and specific criteria. Among the general evaluation criteria, it was found that only two of the PIS studied were capable of restricting repeated attempts made for unauthorized access to the systems. With respect to the specific evaluation criteria, no attention was paid to the patient safety aspect. CONCLUSIONS: The PIS studied were mainly designed to support financial tasks; little attention was paid to clinical and patient safety features. Korean Society of Medical Informatics 2016-07 2016-07-31 /pmc/articles/PMC4981583/ /pubmed/27525164 http://dx.doi.org/10.4258/hir.2016.22.3.231 Text en © 2016 The Korean Society of Medical Informatics http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Kazemi, Alireza Rabiei, Reza Moghaddasi, Hamid Deimazar, Ghasem Pharmacy Information Systems in Teaching Hospitals: A Multi-dimensional Evaluation Study |
title | Pharmacy Information Systems in Teaching Hospitals: A Multi-dimensional Evaluation Study |
title_full | Pharmacy Information Systems in Teaching Hospitals: A Multi-dimensional Evaluation Study |
title_fullStr | Pharmacy Information Systems in Teaching Hospitals: A Multi-dimensional Evaluation Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Pharmacy Information Systems in Teaching Hospitals: A Multi-dimensional Evaluation Study |
title_short | Pharmacy Information Systems in Teaching Hospitals: A Multi-dimensional Evaluation Study |
title_sort | pharmacy information systems in teaching hospitals: a multi-dimensional evaluation study |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4981583/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27525164 http://dx.doi.org/10.4258/hir.2016.22.3.231 |
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