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Computer simulation of optimum personnel assignment in hospital pharmacy using a work-sampling method.
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March 1991
Department of Pharmacy, Yamaguchi University Hospital, Ube, Japan.
A computer simulation of the dispensing work performed in a hospital pharmacy was undertaken, based on analysis data from a work-sampling method and utilizing a personal computer. As a result it was found to be possible to estimate the complete work volume of a day based on the number of prescriptions in the day, and hence to predict fairly precisely the number of pharmacists required to complete that work. The method also enables the users to assign the optimum number of staff for dispensing duties according to the estimated number of prescriptions and the optimum waiting time of patients.
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Am J Hosp Pharm
July 1990
Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112.
The steps involved in designing a self-reported work-sampling study of pharmacy department operations are described. Traditional methods of work measurement include subjective evaluation, time-and-motion studies, and analysis of departmental statistics and are appropriate when the research question concerns repetitive work and when data about single activities at single points in time are sought. When institution-wide changes are being considered, a more global measurement approach is needed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA combined patient flow and work sampling study was done at the Ambulatory Pediatric Service of the Medical University of South Carolina. The biggest problem was that almost two thirds of the patient's time was spent waiting to see the doctor. Reasons for delay included too few examining rooms, the single block appointment system, and design of the facility.
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