title: A pharmacy inventory management system in saudi arabia: a case study.
abstract: The objective of this paper is to report on the preliminary findings of the implementation process of a pharmacy inventory management system at a local Saudi hospital. Meeting documents, key informant interviews, and experience of the researcher were part of the data collection sources used in the study. A thematic analysis of the data was conducted. Preliminary findings show that the implementation process of the pharmacy inventory management system needs the involvement and support of senior management and experienced technical expertise. Future research will focus on investigating the impacts of the pharmacy inventory management system on workflow and medication errors.
authors: College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs (MNG-HA), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Yahya
authors: Y
authors: Al Muallem
authors: College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs (MNG-HA), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Majed
authors: M
authors: Al Dogether
authors: College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs (MNG-HA), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Rakan
authors: R
authors: Al Assaf
authors: College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs (MNG-HA), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Asma
authors: A
authors: Al Ateeq
authors: College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs (MNG-HA), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Mowafa
authors: M
authors: Househ
mesh_terms: D016303:Clinical Pharmacy Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055695:Electronic Prescribing; D007445:Inventories, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D050316:Medical Order Entry Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008498:Medical Record Linkage / Q000379:methods*; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D018511:Systems Integration