1. Developing an App by Exploiting Web-Based Mobile Technology to Inspect Controlled Substances in Patient Care Units
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Lu, Ying-Hao, Lee, Li-Yao, Chen, Ying-Lan, Cheng, Hsing-I, Tsai, Wen-Tsung, Kuo, Chen-Chun, Chen, Chung-Yu, and Huang, Yaw-Bin
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020205 medical informatics ,Article Subject ,Computer science ,Data security ,lcsh:Medicine ,02 engineering and technology ,computer.software_genre ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Oracle ,Data conversion ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Humans ,Web application ,Mobile technology ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Controlled Substances ,General Immunology and Microbiology ,Database ,business.industry ,lcsh:R ,General Medicine ,computer.file_format ,Mobile Applications ,Visual inspection ,The Internet ,Smartphone ,business ,Mobile device ,computer ,Research Article - Abstract
We selected iOS in this study as the App operation system, Objective-C as the programming language, and Oracle as the database to develop an App to inspect controlled substances in patient care units. Using a web-enabled smartphone, pharmacist inspection can be performed on site and the inspection result can be directly recorded into HIS through the Internet, so human error of data translation can be minimized and the work efficiency and data processing can be improved. This system not only is fast and convenient compared to the conventional paperwork, but also provides data security and accuracy. In addition, there are several features to increase inspecting quality: (1) accuracy of drug appearance, (2) foolproof mechanism to avoid input errors or miss, (3) automatic data conversion without human judgments, (4) online alarm of expiry date, and (5) instant inspection result to show not meted items. This study has successfully turned paper-based medication inspection into inspection using a web-based mobile device.
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- 2017
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