A 140 bed community hospital was the setting where the development
and evaluation of a computer aided patient profile review system took
place. This clinically oriented system involved the review of patient's
drug regimen, diet, allergies, and laboratory tests for well documented
contraindications or interactions. The pharmacist was involved in...
Medication error rates have long been a subject of interest
among the pharmaceutical, nursing, and medical professions. The
basic purpose of medication error studies has been to discover the
quantity and type of errors which exist, thus enabling the investigator
to evaluate the relative safety of various drug distribution
systems...
Historically, patient days were used to assess pharmacy staffing levels at Albany General Hospital. It was the impression of the director of pharmacy that patient days were an incomplete and therefore unacceptable indicator of personnel requirements. Therefore, a study was initiated to: 1) develop a methodology that would document and...
A comparison of alternative pharmacy fee systems in a
community hospital was studied.
A retrospective analysis of FY 80 financial reports for
an 83 bed community hospital was used. This data base was used
to determine the economic impact of various pharmacy charging
systems in a typical community hospital and...
Continuous Improvement (CI) is an integral part of hospital administration. This study examined the relationship between five CI variables against six hospital criterion measures of, wait times to prepare a room, patient costs per day, waiting time for lab results, reportable errors, patient satisfaction, and employee satisfaction. The research was...
This thesis examines how changes made to the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) in 2003 impacts those now utilizing the emergency room (ER) for primary health care. This thesis also examines how these changes impact staff members working in the ER of Salem Hospital. Through the utilization of qualitative research methods,...