Optimization strategy of inpatient pharmacy “internet-based medicine delivery”management model based on SWOT analysis
- VernacularTitle:基于SWOT分析的住院药房“互联网+药品配送”管理模式优化策略研究
- Author:
Jing XIE
1
;
Shupei LI
1
;
Shijia LIU
1
;
Xiaomin WANG
1
Author Information
1. Dept. of Pharmacy，the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine/Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine，Nanjing 210029，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
internet-based medicine delivery;
inpatient pharmacy;
SWOT analysis
- From:
China Pharmacy
2026;37(10):1346-1351
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To address the management challenges encountered by inpatient pharmacy of our hospital in undertaking “internet-based medicine delivery” （IMD） services， and to improve service efficiency and medication safety. METHODS SWOT analysis method was applied to systematically examine both internal and external factors， formulate comprehensive management strategies， and restructure the service processes. Process optimization included： establishing a closed-loop process for dispensing and returning drugs based on the drug traceability codes； unifying the drug inventory of the inpatient pharmacy with that of IMD， optimizing the management of storage locations； improving the inventory management function of the hospital information system， and adjusting the inventory counting plan and shift scheduling rules. The indicators of the inpatient pharmacy， including inventory structure， dispensing efficiency， inventory checks accuracy rate， the rationality rate of prescription， and consistency rate of human-machine review， were compared before and after the implementation of the strategies to evaluate the implementation effects. RESULTS After implementation， the structure of the drug inventory was significantly optimized. The proportion of drugs approaching their expiration dates decreased by 35.55%， the proportion of unsold drugs decreased by 64.52%， and the proportion of drugs that had been accumulated for more than 4 weeks decreased by 33.26%. The speed of prescription dispensing increased by 34.92%， and the daily drug requisition time was shortened by 62.03%. The accuracy rate of inventory checks rose from 86.33% to 90.33%， while the rationality rate of prescriptions and the consistency rate of human-machine review rose from 86.00% and 89.33% to 95.00% and 97.00% respectively. Furthermore， the launch of the drug traceability system reduced external dispensing errors from 4 to 1. CONCLUSIONS The comprehensive management strategy based on SWOT analysis can effectively improve the quality of drug management in the inpatient pharmacy and the operational efficiency of IMD， ensuring timely and safe medication for patients.
