Lichtner, V;
Westbrook, JI;
Franklin, BD;
(2018)
Pharmacy Interweaving Safety Within Hospital Health Information Technology.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
, 252
pp. 105-111.
10.3233/978-1-61499-890-7-105.
Preview |
Text
Franklin_Lichtner et al HIC2018 - pharmacy interweaving safety and technology.pdf - Accepted Version Download (188kB) | Preview |
Abstract
Research on the impact of hospital technology on medication safety usually focuses on prescribing and administration. Less is known about the pharmacy-related processes of reviewing, ordering and dispensing medications and how technology supports this work. We carried out a qualitative exploratory study of a hospital in England (UK) with the aim of gaining insight into processes of digitalisation. We found that hospital pharmacy staff perform safety work with technology aiming to prevent harm, such as ‘scaffolding’ people's thinking processes, or linking-up unintegrated systems. Their work seems to ‘interweave’ safety in between others' medication activities, but they do so sometimes struggling with technological deficiencies.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Pharmacy Interweaving Safety Within Hospital Health Information Technology |
| Location: | Netherlands |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3233/978-1-61499-890-7-105 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-890-7-105 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. / This study received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie-Skłodowska Curie Grant Agreement number 740131. This paper reflects only the author(s)' view. The European Commission and its Research Executive Agency are not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Practice and Policy |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10053948 |
Archive Staff Only
 |
View Item |
