Effects of Enterprise Digital Assistants in Medication Dispensing Operations: Case HUS Hospital Pharmacy Meilahti 2014-2018

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2019 Aug 21:264:1857-1858. doi: 10.3233/SHTI190683.

Abstract

Adverse drug effects are a serious problem in hospital patient care [1]. The use of Enterprise Digital Assistants (=EDA) proved succesfull in HUS hospital pharmacy. The quality of order picking was better with EDAs. In 2018 75% of order rows and over 1 milloin packages in are picked with EDAs. There is a growing need for more detailed information of the medicines given to each patient. With EDAs this goal can be achieved cost effectively.

Keywords: Barcode Technology; Hospital Pharmacy; Medication Safety.

MeSH terms

  • Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions*
  • Medication Systems, Hospital
  • Pharmacy Service, Hospital*