The implementation of an electronic document management system at a drug information center.
Objective: To describe a method for creating an electronic document management (EDM) system at a drug information (DI) center based at an academic medical center to improve efficiency and provide increased availability through remote access. Summary: At DI centers, written materials not available el...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Pharmacy Technology Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 66 - 71 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2010 Mar-Apr
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=105183932&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 105183932 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 87551225 G2J jtl: Journal of Pharmacy Technology issn: 87551225 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: 2010 Mar-Apr vid: 26 iid: 2 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. place: Thousand Oaks, California artinfo: ui: 105183932 2010636874 105183932 ppf: 66 ppct: 5 formats: tig: atl: The implementation of an electronic document management system at a drug information center. aug: au: Wisniewski CS Pummer TL Krenzelok EP affil: Drug Information Specialty Resident, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA sug: subj: Consumer Satisfaction Data Analysis, Computer Assisted Drug Information Turnaround Time Costs and Cost Analysis Data Analysis Software Equipment and Supplies Remote Access to Information ab: Objective: To describe a method for creating an electronic document management (EDM) system at a drug information (DI) center based at an academic medical center to improve efficiency and provide increased availability through remote access. Summary: At DI centers, written materials not available electronically are often stored in file cabinets and retrieved by an individual when required. This process can be time-consuming and inefficient. Various EDM programs were evaluated and compared based on capabilities, cost of implementation and maintenance, and efficiency. Following program selection, documents were scanned onto a dedicated personal computer (PC) and organized according to a predetermined hierarchy of folders. Specialists then performed optical character recognition (OCR) and entered authors, titles, and assigned key words for each new electronic file. Results: It was determined that Adobe Acrobat software fulfilled all requirements at minimal expense. A specialist is able to scan and electronically file 72 documents (496 pages) per hour, perform OCR on 40 documents per hour, and attach titles, authors, and key words to newly scanned documents at a rate of 10 articles per hour. This EDM system is capable of storing in excess of 70,000 documents on a PC with 250 GB of hard disk space and 4 GB of random access memory, which can be accessed remotely from any computer through a secure virtual private network connection. Conclusions: Adobe Acrobat software, when combined with a high-resolution scanner, provides an inexpensive method for EDM that allows for immediate document retrieval, expansion of operations, and remote access. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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