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ArticleJournal of medical systems2013

Design and application of an information system for the emergency observation room in a Chinese hospital.

Lan Wei, Shuo Dong, Xiaolu Fei

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Article in Journal of medical systems, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Lan WeiDepartment of Information Technology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China.
Shuo Dong
Xiaolu Fei

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The emergency observation room (EOR) in a Chinese hospital provides medium-term observation and treatment, as well holding patients who will be admitted to the wards. The operational pattern of the EOR lies between those of the outpatient and inpatient services. We developed a novel information system for the EOR to meet the specific requirements for issuing medication, which includes both order sheets and prescriptions, and tested it in a Grade 3 and Class A hospital. The system reduced the frequency of cashier interactions and the time taken for patients to access their medications, and also reduced the workloads of doctors and other staff members.

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Watchful WaitingChinaEmergency Service, HospitalHospital Information SystemsHumansMedication Systems, HospitalWorkload

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