Impact of technological innovation on a nursing home performance and on the medication-use process safety

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Baril, Chantal ^a   Gascon, Viviane ^a   Brouillette, Christel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hospital pharmacy; Lean approach; Medication distribution technology; Performance; Technology implementation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MEDICATION USE PROCESS SAFETY; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHARMACY TECHNICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; SOCIAL WORK; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CANADA; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TIME;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUEBEC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84895852962     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-014-0022-4     Document Type: Article

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