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Abstract

To explore the application methods and effects of drug traceability codes in hospital drug management, establish an intelligent drug management system, ensure patient medication safety, improve work efficiency, and meet national regulatory requirements, this research upgrades the hospital information system. It connects with the national medical insurance platform, implements process reengineering, and adopts a differentiated coding and splitting strategy. The responsibility of “who operates, who scans” is implemented, and dual verification scanning with “patient wristband + drug traceability code” is implemented during bedside medication administration, thus establishing a closed-loop management system for drugs from storage to use. After the system goes online, drug dispensing errors decrease by 80%, the efficiency of handling adverse drug reactions increases by about 71.2%, the timely handling rate of near-expiration drugs increases from 78% to 95%, and the accuracy rate of automatic reporting of medical insurance traceability data reaches 100%. The drug traceability code system effectively improves medication safety and management efficiency, fully meeting the regulatory requirements of drug supervision and medical insurance departments.

Keywords

drug traceability code; hospital drug management; closed-loop management; medication safety

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About the authors

Lin Hongya (1991-), female, Han nationality, from Xiamen, Fujian, engineer, undergraduate, research direction: medical informatization; Bai Peifa (1987-), male, Han ethnicity, from Quanzhou, Fujian, is a senior engineer and a master's student. His research interests include medical informatization and medical artificial intelligence; Corresponding author: Huang Zonghao (1984-), male, Han ethnicity, Shanghai native, engineer, bachelor's degree, research direction: hospital information and smart healthcare.