Design of outpatient dispensing process and information exchange interfaces based on auto-dispense machines
ZHANG Zhen-jiang
LIU Min-chao
XIN Hai-li
SHI Hua-yu
XIA Lei
Abstract：Objective:To design the dispensing process and develop the information exchange interfaces based on the auto-dispense machines.Methods:In the dispense process, the prescriptions will be classified by the auto-dispense machines into different type of dispense tasks. The historic data was analyzed and simulated to assess the pressure of outpatient pharmacy. The processes of taking medications, auto-dispensing, delivering medication and manual-dispensing are designed ifnally. Based on the process above, the information exchange interfaces are designed among the prescription management system, the auto-dispense machines management system, the patient calling system and the register system.Results:The rate of prescriptions not dispensed per day reaches 1.26%, which will result in a huge overstock pressure to dispense windows. So the medications will be dispensed after the patients register at outpatient pharmacy. Totally 7 main interfaces are designed for the dispense process.Conclusion:To design an appropriate dispensing model and process, many factors should be considered such as the pressure of pharmacy, the integration of different systems and so on.
Keywords：Auto-dispense machineOutpatient pharmacyProcess rebuildingSystem integration
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 313-316 )