Assessing capabilities of Pharmacy Information System in Teaching Hospitals of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Marziyhe  Meraji; Nahid  Ramezan Ghorbani; Khalil  Kimiafar; Reihanane  Gharouni; Najmeh  Shariati; Nasrin  Seyedi

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Assessing capabilities of Pharmacy Information System in Teaching Hospitals of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Author(s):

Marziyhe Meraji¹,

Nahid Ramezan Ghorbani²,

Khalil Kimiafar^1,*,

Reihanane Gharouni¹,

Najmeh Shariati¹,

Nasrin Seyedi¹

1Department of Medical Records and Health information technology, School of paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of medical sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2Department of Development & Coordination Scientific Information and Publications, Deputy of Research & Technology, Ministry of Health & Medical Education, Tehran, Iran

Journal of Clinical Research in Paramedical Sciences:Vol. 5, issue 4; e81923

Published online:Feb 02, 2017

Article type:Research Article

Received:Jun 10, 2016

Accepted:Dec 01, 2016

How to Cite:Marziyhe MerajiNahid Ramezan GhorbaniKhalil KimiafarReihanane GharouniNajmeh ShariatiNasrin Seyediet al.Assessing capabilities of Pharmacy Information System in Teaching Hospitals of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.J Clin Res Paramed Sci.5(4):e81923.

Abstract

Introduction: : Pharmacy information system is one of the pillars of essential health system which manage information related to drug administration for the patient care. As for the importance of system, the aim of this study is to assess of capabilities pharmacy information system of teaching hospitals in Mashhad.

Methods: This descriptive-sectional study was conducted on the Pharmacy Information System of teaching hospitals of Mashhad University in 2013. Through literature review, using health information system evaluation indicators of Ministry of Health and Medical Education (3/4ed) and surveying final user opinion; necessary features of Pharmacy Information System was specified. According to the determined features in checklist format, teaching hospitals of Mashhad University was assessed. Descriptive statistics were used to analysis the data.

Results: The result showed that Pharmacy information system had 71.11% of medication management capabilities, 75% of financial management capabilities and 20% of management of medication processes capabilities. In totally, 61.11% of the desired capabilities existed in the hospital's pharmacy information system which the most related to financial management capabilities and the least related to medication management capabilities.

Conclusion: At the moment, Mashhad University teaching hospitals were entered incompletely medication information against financial information. Therefor this system couldn’t play effective role in patient safety, increasing quality of care and deceasing drug consumption and also reducing medication errors.

Keywords

Capability

Pharmacy Information System

Health Information System

Teaching Hospital

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