[A check-list in order to optimise the deployment of computerized medicine cabinets in a hospital: An essential support]

In the medication management process, storage methods constitute a step at risk of errors that needs to be secured. As part of an institutional project, computerized medicine cabinets (CMC) have been deployed in our hospital's emergency and intensive care units. In order to meet the requirements of the certification, the deployment of CMC in all care units has been decided. Each deployment includes many steps and involves several trades that must be coordinated. We decided to formalize these steps in the form of a checklist. Two pharmacists listed all the tasks required to install a CMC. They were ordered chronologically, and a person responsible for each step is proposed. All those involved in the installation of CMC in the care units validated the checklist. The checklist is broken down into 13 major steps, from the assessment of the need to the installation of CMC in the care units. Before installation, several months are required, particularly in terms of the delivery time of the CMC. Support and training for the pharmacy technicians and caregivers are essential to ensure the teams enrolment. By better implying and empowering all intervenants, directed by the pharmacist, the checklist provides to dynamise and to frame the CMC deployment. Moreover, it contributes to save time and to improve the management of every ongoing deployments.