A centralized automated-dispensing system in a French teaching hospital: return on investment and quality improvement.

Journal: International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the return on investment (ROI) and quality improvement after implementation of a centralized automated-dispensing system after 8 years of use.

Authors

  • Sarah Berdot
    Pharmacy Department, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, APHP, 20 Rue Leblanc, Paris, France.
  • Virginie Korb-Savoldelli
    Pharmacy Department, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, APHP, 20 Rue Leblanc, Paris, France.
  • Emmanuel Jaccoulet
    Pharmacy Department, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, APHP, 20 Rue Leblanc, Paris, France.
  • Vincent Zaugg
    Pharmacy Department, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, APHP, 20 Rue Leblanc, Paris, France.
  • Patrice Prognon
    European Georges Pompidou Hospital (AP-HP), Pharmacy Department, 75015 Paris, France; Lip(Sys)(2) - EA7357 - Chimie Analytique Pharmaceutique (FKA EA4041 Groupe de Chimie Analytique de Paris-Sud), Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, F92290 Chatenay-Malabry, France.
  • Laetitia Minh Maï Le
    European Georges Pompidou Hospital (AP-HP), Pharmacy Department, 75015 Paris, France; Lip(Sys)(2) - EA7357 - Chimie Analytique Pharmaceutique (FKA EA4041 Groupe de Chimie Analytique de Paris-Sud), Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, F92290 Chatenay-Malabry, France.
  • Brigitte Sabatier
    Pharmacy Department, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, APHP, 20 Rue Leblanc, Paris, France.