2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Evaluation of congestion mitigation countermeasures at hospital using computer simulation model
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16K21152
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Medical and hospital managemen
Fundamental nursing
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| Research Institution | University of Shizuoka (2017)
Osaka University (2016) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Research Collaborator |
OHNO Yuko 大阪大学, 医学部, 教授
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 患者待ち時間 / コンピュータシミュレーション / 混雑緩和 / 業務合理化 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Improvement in patient waiting time in dispensing pharmacies is an important element for patient and pharmacists. The One-Dose Package (ODP) of medicines was implemented in Japan to support medicine adherence among elderly patients; however, it also contributed to increase in patient waiting times. We conducted a cross-sectional survey at a single dispensing pharmacy to clarify the impact of ODP on patient waiting time. Further, we propose an improvement strategy developed with use of a discrete event simulation (DES) model. A total of 673 patients received pharmacy services during the study period. A two-fold difference in mean waiting time was observed between ODP and non-ODP patients (22.6 and 11.2 min, respectively). The DES model was constructed with input parameters estimated from observed data. Introduction of fully automated ODP (A-ODP) system was projected to reduce the waiting time for ODP patient by 0.5 times (from 23.1 to 11.5 min).
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| Free Research Field |
医薬品情報学
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