ASHP national survey on informatics: Assessment of the adoption and use of pharmacy informatics in U.S. hospitals—2007

Abstract

This survey found that informatics and medication-use system technologies are widely present in all steps of the medication-use process. These technologies touch all health care professionals in the hospital and demonstrate the significant responsibility the pharmacy department holds for these technologies.

Medical Devices and Patient Safety

“…Less obvious are the automated dispensing cabinets, computerized charting systems, medical gas systems, and the additional complex equipment in the laboratory, pharmacy, and other support areas. Additional details about specific device errors and recommendations for improving safety [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] are presented in Table 1. Manufacturer-related errors occur during design or production of a medical device.…”

Medication Records in the Emergency Department: Agreement Between Paper-Based Charts and Automated Dispensing Device

“…[1][2][3] In a 2007 survey, 82.8% of general and children's medicosurgical hospitals in the United States reported using ADDs. 2 In a 2009/2010 survey of hospital pharmacies in Canada, 54% of respondents reported using ADDs, up from 36% in 2007/2008.…”

“…[1][2][3] In a 2007 survey, 82.8% of general and children's medicosurgical hospitals in the United States reported using ADDs. 2 In a 2009/2010 survey of hospital pharmacies in Canada, 54% of respondents reported using ADDs, up from 36% in 2007/2008. 3 The Canadian survey also documented that 94% of respondents who were using ADDs employed the devices for medication control in the emergency department, which made the emergency department the most common site for the deployment of an ADD in Canadian hospitals.…”

Revision of the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s Basel Statements on the future of hospital pharmacy: From Basel to Bangkok

“…At the time of the initial Basel Statements, informatics was a newly growing field, with only 6% of U.S. hospitals having a complete electronic health record system with no paper records in 2007. 22 By 2013, 27% of U.S. hospitals operated a complete electronic health record system, with 93% of hospitals in the United States having a partial or complete electronic health record system. 23 Additional statements were added to reflect these changes in practices.…”