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Methods Inf Med. 1992 Jun;31(2):153-8.
Use of two online services as drug information sources for health professionals.
Abate MA, Shumway JM, Jacknowitz AI.
School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University, Morgantown.
The utility of the online computer services BRS Colleague and Dialog Medical Connection, when used primarily as drug information sources by physicians, nurses, and pharmacists and attitudes toward their use, are described. Study sites included office-based medical practices, a university clinic family medicine group, and a university clinical pharmacy department. Participants had access to either of the computer services during two 9 1/2-month periods. All searches were automatically recorded and analyzed. A total of 1,112 search sessions were conducted (78% by pharmacists, 16% by nurses, 6% by physicians) by 38 of 65 participants. Information which completely answered questions was found for slightly less than one-third of searches. Errors occurred in about 81% of searches which retrieved incomplete information. Lack of time was a major factor which limited use of the services, and infrequent users felt that the services did not fit in well with their daily work routine.
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Contemp Pharm Pract. 1981 Summer;4(3):160-6.
Analysis of the change in work patterns following installation of an inpatient pharmacy computer system.
Sikora RG, Kotzan JA.
An experiment was designed to determine if the installation of a pharmacy computer produced a significant change in the distribution of routine inpatient dispensing activities for pharmacy personnel. Data were obtained using time lapse motion picture photography and work sampling procedures. Cameras were placed in three different locations for 6 days over a 2-week period before and after installation of the computer. A sample of approximately 2000 observations was reduced to machine readable format and analyzed using nonparametric statistical procedures. Results indicated a shift in work patterns of pharmacy personnel. It was concluded that the installation of a pharmacy computer had a significant effect on the distribution of routine inpatient dispensing activities. Pharmacy management should consider this information in anticipating efficient use of personnel and proper placement of computer hardware.
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Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care. 1991;:141-5.
FORMREVU: an online formulary adjunct to the HELP System in a community hospital.
Michael PA.
HIS Clinical Systems Research, Rex Hospital, Raleigh, NC 27607.
The hospital formulary is an important information source on drug availability for staff physicians, nurses and therapists. To facilitate rapid access to formulary data and reduce printing costs, an online formulary review program, FORMREVU, was developed as an adjunct to the HELP System at Rex Hospital. FORMREVU, written in the PTXT Application Language (PAL), is menu-driven, and qualified users can select drug entries from lists matching a specific drug category or subcategory (e.g. cardiovascular drugs, cephalosporins) or keyword (e.g. lasix). Individual drug entries consist of trade and generic names, category and subcategory, comments, and available doses and corresponding manufacturers. A detailed description of the formulary review program, along with a review of implementation objectives and qualitative and quantitative benefits, will be presented.
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