Neal T A, Whiteman J, Swenson J P
Department of Pharmacy Services, Valley Medical Center, Renton, WA 98055.
Am J Hosp Pharm. 1990 Nov;47(11):2483-7.
The use of electronic data interchange (EDI) for controlling pharmacy inventory at a 303-bed hospital is described. The hospital, which belongs to a group purchasing consortium, uses EDI to exchange information with its primary drug wholesaler. The pharmacy's personal computer and software provided by the wholesaler are used. EDI enables the pharmacy to (1) select and order items by using hand-held bar-code scanning devices, (2) upload this information into the pharmacy's computer, (3) review the order before transmission, and (4) access the wholesaler's inventory. The pharmacy also uses EDI with its primary i.v. supplier. Using EDI for placing the daily pharmaceutical and i.v.-supply orders reduces by one half the daily time expenditure for purchasing. In addition, EDI provides various inventory-related reports. EDI provides an efficient and effective way to control pharmacy inventory.
本文描述了在一家拥有303张床位的医院中使用电子数据交换（EDI）来控制药房库存的情况。这家医院属于一个集团采购联盟，它使用EDI与主要药品批发商交换信息。使用批发商提供的药房个人电脑和软件。EDI使药房能够：（1）使用手持条形码扫描设备选择和订购物品；（2）将此信息上传到药房的计算机；（3）在传输前审查订单；（4）访问批发商的库存。药房还与主要的静脉输液供应商使用EDI。使用EDI下达每日药品和静脉输液供应订单可将每日采购时间支出减少一半。此外，EDI还提供各种与库存相关的报告。EDI为控制药房库存提供了一种高效且有效的方法。
