Optimization of Automatic System in Outpatient Pharmacy Based on PDCA Cycle Management

VernacularTitle:基于PDCA循环的门诊药房自动化系统优化
Author: Yu FANG ; Bin CHEN ; Lin SUN ; Kejian SU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: PDCA cycle; Outpatient pharmacy; Automatic system; Optimization
From: China Pharmacy 2015;(19):2684-2685,2686
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: OBJECTIVE:To provide reference for the optimization of automatic system in outpatient pharmacy of the hospital. METHODS:Based on PDCA(Plan,Do,Check and Action)cycle management,the modules for adding and dispensing drugs of the automatic system in the outpatient pharmacy were optimized and the work records and quality indexes before (July-September in 2013) and after (May-July in 2014) the optimization were compared. RESULTS:By the optimization of the software system, hardware equipment and staff training,the error rate of adding drugs was reduced by 95%,daily box number of added drugs was increased by 30.9%,monthly box number of drugs damaged by the machine was decreased by 80%,the error rate of dropping drugs was decreased by 96.6%,and the frequency of machine fault was decreased by 87.5%,compared with before. CONCLU-SIONS:By PDCA cycle management,the work efficiency of automatic outpatient pharmacy can be improved,and the errors of prescription dispensing are reduced.