Optimization of service process of hospital outpatient pharmacies based on PDCA
10.3969/j.issn.1671-332X.2024.02.018
- VernacularTitle:基于PDCA循环管理的医院门诊药房服务流程优化
- Author:
Jiewen YAO
1
;
Guangming WU
;
Minfang ZHU
;
Wenjuan LI
;
Baoliang LU
;
Juancui LIANG
;
Ying DENG
;
Shenhua LI
;
Cheng-Bo YU
;
Zhaowei LONG
Author Information
1. 广西医科大学第七附属医院//梧州市工人医院 广西梧州 543001
- Keywords:
PDCA cycle;
Outpatient pharmacy;
Drug taking process;
Drug waiting time
- From:
Modern Hospital
2024;24(2):227-230,234
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the application of Plan-Do-Check-Act(PDCA)cycle management to continuously im-prove the service quality of outpatient pharmacy and enhance patient satisfaction.Methods To address the problem of long wait-ing time for patients in outpatient pharmacy,we applied PDCA cycle to investigate the factors affecting patients'waiting time in the process of medicine collection,analyze the current situation,determine the expected goals,formulate the service quality im-provement plan of outpatient pharmacy,implement the improvement plan,follow up and supervise,and summarize and analyse the problems regularly until it was solved.Results After implementing the PDCA cycle in the management,the service quality of outpatient pharmacy was improved,the waiting time was significantly shortened and the satisfaction of medical treatment was in-creased.Conclusion The application of PDCA cycle method is effective in improving the service quality of outpatient pharmacy.Therefore,it is recommended for broader implementation.