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BMJ, ELFT, Medication, PharmacyImproving the safety and efficiency of nurse medication rounds through the introduction of an automated dispensing cabinet (BMJ Quality)
Information technology (IT) systems are being utilised with increasing frequency at the prescribing and dispensing stage of the medicines-use process in UK hospitals. However, much less development has taken place with regard to the implementation of IT systems at the administration stage of medicines-use.
As a standalone device, the ADC was found to improve the efficiency of the medicines-use process, but had little meaningful effect on medication administration error rate at ELFT. However, it could be anticipated that additional benefit with regard to reducing medication administration errors may be demonstrated if the ADC was used in combination with other IT systems, such as electronic prescribing.
Please click the PDF to the left to read more about this ELFT QI Project published in BMJ Quality.