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Building a better online formulary.

Scott R McCreadie1, Janice L Stumpf, Todd D Benner

  • 1Department of Pharmacy Services, University of Michigan Health System, UHB2D301, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0008, USA. srmc@med.umich.edu

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy : AJHP : Official Journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
|October 11, 2002
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The University of Michigan Health System

Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Pharmacy Management

Background:

  • The University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) has evolved its inpatient online formulary through three distinct versions since 1997.
  • Early versions lacked search functionality, therapeutic cross-referencing, and cost information, requiring manual maintenance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the historical development and significant improvements of the UMHS inpatient online formulary.
  • To highlight the transition to a dynamic, searchable, and comprehensive digital formulary system.

Main Methods:

  • Initial conversion of documents to HTML.
  • Implementation of daily automated data downloads from the inpatient pharmacy system.
  • Integration of advanced search logic, therapeutic category cross-indexing, and direct linking to drug repositories.

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Main Results:

  • The second formulary version introduced searchable databases, therapeutic cross-referencing, cost data, and automated updates, reducing maintenance.
  • The current version enhances search capabilities by linking to the full drug repository and suggesting therapeutically similar agents.
  • A cross-index feature provides comprehensive drug listings within therapeutic categories.

Conclusions:

  • The UMHS inpatient online formulary has undergone dramatic improvements, offering a low-cost, maintainable, and effective information access tool.
  • The current system provides timely and clinically relevant medication information, enhancing user experience and pharmacy management.