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CONTROLPHARM - MEDICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN THE URGENT AND EMERGENCY HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT

International Journal of Advanced Research, 2023
This article presents a detailed analysis of the implementation of a Medication Management System in hospital settings, focusing on optimizing dispensing processes, inventory control, and drug traceability. Using an agile methodological approach, tools such as Canva and Scrum were employed to ensure efficient and collaborative project management.
Matheus Max Lima Da Silva, Lais Carvalho Pantoja, Vinicius Koji Muranaka Silva, Aline Mary Moreira de Melo, Jean Mark Lobo de Oliveira, Pablo Augusto da Paz Elleres   +5 more
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Development of Health-RESPECT: An Integrated Service Model for Older Long-Term Care Hospital/Nursing Home Patients Using Information and Communication Technology

Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2020
Background Korea, as one of the fastest-aging countries worldwide, requires an improved healthcare service model for older adults. We evaluated the current healthcare system and developed a service model based on information and communication ...
Jung-Yeon Choi, Kwang-il Kim, Jae‐Young Lim, Jin Young Ko, Sooyoung Yoo, Hongsoon Kim, Min-hye Lee, Sae-Kyun Jang, Dong Hee Lee, Jungwoo Lee, Y. Jung, I. Oh   +11 more
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Unmet Needs of Patients With Chronic Urticaria: A Survey in Korea

Allergy Asthma and Immunology Research, 2023
Chronic urticaria (CU) is a common problem with a high disease burden that has a significant negative impact on quality of life. Many patients are undertreated, and awareness of management strategies is low among clinicians.
J. Min, Young Her, Ki Won Moon, Ji In Park, Sunmi Kim, Eun-Hee Cho, Kyu-Hyoung Lim, Jae-Woo Kwon   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A comprehensive RFID solution to enhance inpatient medication safety [PDF]

, 2010
Errors involving medication administration can be costly, both in financial and in human terms. Indeed, there is much potential for errors due to the complexity of the medication administration process.
Mitrokotsa, Aikaterini, Orfila, Agustín, Peris-López, Pedro, Van der Lubbe, Jan C.A.   +3 more
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Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Neonates and Children with Special High-Risk Conditions: A RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method Consensus Study

Antibiotics, 2022
Surgical site infections (SSIs), which are a potential complications in surgical procedures, are associated with prolonged hospital stays and increased postoperative mortality rates, and they also have a significant economic impact on health systems ...
S. Bianchini, E. Rigotti, Laura Nicoletti, Sara Monaco, C. Auriti, E. Castagnola, Guido Castelli Gattinara, M. De Luca, L. Galli, S. Garazzino, S. La Grutta, L. Lancella, A. Lo Vecchio, G. Maglietta, C. Montagnani, N. Petrosillo, C. Pietrasanta, N. Principi, A. Simonini, S. Tesoro, E. Venturini, G. Piacentini, Mario Lima, A. Staiano, S. Esposito, On Behalf Of The Peri-Operative Prophylaxis In Neo   +25 more
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Medication administration – nursing workload and patient safety in clinical wards

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objective: to analyze the characteristics of the work organization performed by nursing staff regarding medication administration procedures and their implications on the workload of these professionals and on patient safety. Method: the study design is
Ana Maria Müller de Magalhães, Angélica Kreling, Enaura Helena Brandão Chaves, Simone Silveira Pasin, Bárbara Motta Castilho   +4 more
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Effect of improvement measures in reducing interruptions in a Japanese hospital pharmacy using a synthetic approach based on resilience engineering and systems thinking

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Workflow interruptions in pharmacies contribute to dispensing errors, a high-priority issue in patient safety, but have rarely been studied from a systemic perspective partly because of the limitations of the conventional reductionistic ...
Takahiro Kojima, Noriyasu Kinoshita, Harumi Kitamura, Koji Tanaka, Ayumi Tokunaga, Satoshi Nakagawa, Takeru Abe, Kazue Nakajima   +7 more
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The impact of COVID-19 on the demand of arthroplasty

European Journal of Public Health, 2023
Background Nowadays healthcare systems are affected both by a growing demand for prosthetic surgery, and by an increase of patients’ migration who are seeking a place of care more suited to their needs.
The impact, 1 Mortality, for Research, and Information, in Health, Paris, Annecy-Genevois   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mind the gap! Risk factors for poor continuity of care of TB patients discharged from a hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa.

PLoS ONE, 2018
BACKGROUND:TB patients discharged from hospitals in South Africa experience poor continuity of care, failing to continue TB treatment at other levels of care.
Lilian Dudley, Fidele Mukinda, Robin Dyers, Frederick Marais, Dagmar Sissolak   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A systematic review of the nature of dispensing errors in hospital pharmacies [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Dispensing errors are common in hospital pharmacies. Investigating dispensing errors is important for identifying the factors involved and developing strategies to reduce their occurrence. Objectives: To review published studies exploring the
Aldhwaihi, Khalid, Pezzolesi, Cinzia, Schifano, Fabrizio, Umaru, Nkiruka   +3 more
core   +4 more sources