Study of the impact of implementing an electronic prescription with barcode scanning on the time of response to the patient’s needs in the field of pharmacotherapy
Study of the impact of implementing an electronic prescription with barcode scanning on the time of response to the patient’s needs in the field of pharmacotherapy

Summary/Abstract: According to estimated data, an average Polish hospital manages about 130 thousand pharmaceutical products. The main problem related to pharmacotherapy in hospitals is real-time access to up-to-date data, which determines the correct treatment process. This paper presents the results of research aimed at forecasting the outcome of implementing e-prescriptions in conjunction with barcode scanning on the time of response to a patient’s needs for pharmacotherapy. The research was conducted in two hospitals by means of a business process analysis and the BPMN 2.0 standard. The analysis was concentrated on the drug administration process, taking into consideration the labour and service times of the process.

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