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Computerized pharmacokinetics on an institutional clinical information system.
1Hamot Medical Center, Erie, PA, USA.
Pharmacy Practice Management Quarterly
|September 5, 1995
Summary
Integrating pharmacokinetics consultation services with hospital information systems (HIS) streamlines drug dosing. This clinical application enhances efficiency by automating data extraction and report generation, saving valuable time for healthcare professionals.
Area of Science:
- Clinical Informatics
- Pharmacokinetics
- Health Information Systems
Background:
- Hospital Information Systems (HIS) traditionally manage drug distribution and basic clinical monitoring.
- Limited clinical applications of HIS have historically restricted advanced patient-specific dosing.
- Personal computers enabled more sophisticated clinical applications and individualized dosing strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To integrate pharmacokinetics consultation services directly into an existing HIS.
- To automate the process of data extraction for pharmacokinetic calculations.
- To enhance the efficiency and utility of HIS in clinical pharmacy practice.
Main Methods:
- Pharmacokinetic equations were programmed into the HIS.
- Data required for calculations were automatically extracted from the HIS database.
- A system was developed to print pharmacokinetic consultations directly into patient charts.
Main Results:
- Successful integration of pharmacokinetics consultation service with the HIS.
- Elimination of manual data entry for the majority of required information.
- Automated generation of pharmacokinetic consultation reports.
Conclusions:
- Integrating pharmacokinetics services into HIS significantly saves time.
- This integration increases overall efficiency in clinical pharmacy operations.
- Automated pharmacokinetic consultations improve HIS clinical application capabilities.