Zambrano Sonnia, Patel Radha, Burgess L Hayley, Heath Kimberly
Ambulatory Services Division Pharmacy, HCA Healthcare, Orlando, FL.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
HCA Healthc J Med. 2021 Aug 29;2(4):239-242. doi: 10.36518/2689-0216.1237. eCollection 2021.
Description Health-system pharmacy leaders are tasked with determining key staffing decisions based on evolving patient care needs and present-day staffing capacity. A systematic approach to evaluate patient care needs, current model and potential gaps enables leaders to allocate resources in patient care need expansions or sudden fluctuations of patient volumes. Resource management, preparedness and ongoing maintenance form principles used by pharmacy leaders to create an optimal operational environment and elevate clinical pharmacy services. Use of this approach for multiple sites of care across a large network of health systems resulted in identification and improvement in pharmacist coverage and retention of clinical pharmacy services in a critical time of economic uncertainty. Hospitals working toward expanding to 24/7 pharmacist coverage may also consider this systematic approach to elucidate their needs.
描述 卫生系统药房负责人的任务是根据不断变化的患者护理需求和当前的人员配备能力来确定关键的人员配置决策。一种评估患者护理需求、当前模式和潜在差距的系统方法，使负责人能够在患者护理需求增加或患者数量突然波动时分配资源。资源管理、准备工作和持续维护是药房负责人用于创建最佳运营环境和提升临床药学服务的原则。在大型卫生系统网络中的多个护理地点使用这种方法，可在经济不确定的关键时期识别并改善药剂师覆盖范围以及临床药学服务的保留情况。致力于将药剂师覆盖范围扩大到全天候服务的医院也可考虑采用这种系统方法来阐明其需求。
