title: Developing an App by Exploiting Web-Based Mobile Technology to Inspect Controlled Substances in Patient Care Units.
abstract: We selected iOS in this study as the App operation system, Objective-C as the programming language, and Oracle as the database to develop an App to inspect controlled substances in patient care units. Using a web-enabled smartphone, pharmacist inspection can be performed on site and the inspection result can be directly recorded into HIS through the Internet, so human error of data translation can be minimized and the work efficiency and data processing can be improved. This system not only is fast and convenient compared to the conventional paperwork, but also provides data security and accuracy. In addition, there are several features to increase inspecting quality: (1) accuracy of drug appearance, (2) foolproof mechanism to avoid input errors or miss, (3) automatic data conversion without human judgments, (4) online alarm of expiry date, and (5) instant inspection result to show not meted items. This study has successfully turned paper-based medication inspection into inspection using a web-based mobile device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ying-Hao
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5885-4469
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Li-Yao
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4007-3493
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Information, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ying-Lan
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9027-1653
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hsing-I
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5331-560X
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Information, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Tsung
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2310-3056
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chen-Chun
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5464-5056
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chung-Yu
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7206-3957
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yaw-Bin
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6024-0108
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D061891:Controlled Substances / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D063731:Mobile Applications; D000068997:Smartphone
chemical_list: D061891:Controlled Substances