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PubMed1984

Developing a hospital pharmacy purchasing system.

Suggestions for developing or modifying a pharmacy purchasing system are presented and discussed. To achieve an optimal purchasing system, pharmacy managers must understand the development and operation of their current systems and enlist the participation of other hospital departments in planning the new or modified system. A pharmacy purchasing system should ensure that drug products and supplies of the highest quality are obtained at the lowest price, that these items are available when needed, and that the financial investment in drug and supply inventory is appropriate. The job requirements, activities, and responsibilities of pharmacy purchasing personnel are described, and the recording and retrieving of purchasing data are discussed. Various order-placement alternatives are compared, and order-shipment alternatives are described. Equipment and supply requirements for the purchasing function are also presented. An efficient, productive purchasing system can produce cost savings for the pharmacy department and the institution.

Inventories, Hospital↗
PubMed2006

Pick a CPOE that's right for your ED and hospital.

Purchasing a computerized physician order entry system is too important to be taken lightly. Follow a detailed checklist to determine the best choice. Be sure the system you choose is compatible with your hospitalwide system. Run through your 10 most common patient scenarios with each candidate system. Look closely at the ways the different products handle data entry.

Decision Making, Organizational↗
PubMed1987

Using technology to enhance departmental communication.

Analyzing the communications situation in a typical hospital purchasing department reveals an amazing and complex scheme of information types and flows. If ever there was a department in need of state-of-the-art information and communication tools, it is today's hospital purchasing department. Unfortunately, the tools given to many purchasing departments are often times analogous to equipping fire departments with water pistols. They are scarcely adequate for the job. This paper attempts to define many of the most severe communications problems and outline some feasible solutions.

Hospital Communication Systems↗