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[Analyzing the evolution of a Pharmacy Department using a relative value unit system]
J L Poveda Andrés1, C García Gómez, A Valladolid Walsh
1Servicio de Farmacia, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia.
Introduction:
This study proposes the use of relative value units (RVU) as a clinical management tool to evaluate departmental services.
Objectives:
To measure productivity from 2000 to 2002 by estimating RVU. To determine RVU cost in constant Euros and evaluate system efficiency during this period of time.
Methods:
Retrospective, observational study of a pharmacy department s production. RVU assigned to each activity have been obtained from a standardized document drawn up by the Sociedad Española de Farmacia Hospitalaria. Cost of each RVU was determined based on total cost assigned to the pharmacy department and the total number of RVUs produced.
Results:
Drug dispensation activities account for 76% of the total production, followed by elaboration activities (21%).
Conclusions:
Productivity in our department has increased 46.48% in this period of time, while efficiency has increased by 23.8%.
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