Workload and Cost-Benefit of Hospital Pharmacy Residents
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4212/cjhp.v46i4.2522Keywords:
cost-benefit, interventions, residency, workload measurement, mesure de la charge de travail, rentabilité, résidenceAbstract
ABSTRACT
The workload performed by three hospital pharmacy residents during typical clinical rotations was quantified then subjected to cost-benefit analysis. Daily activities and interventions were recorded on standardized forms for a four-week period. The cost of a resident to provide direct patient care services was compared to that of a staff pharmacist. In addition, the balance of the residents' salary and partial salaries of any pharmacists spending time with the residents were included in the cost analysis. The interventions were analyzed for their impact on patient care and potential cost avoidance by an external review committee.
Collectively, more than 660 hours were recorded. Fifty-two percent of hospital time was spent on education-related activities and 32 percent on the provision of clinical services. Thirty interventions were submitted to a review panel of three physicians. Of the 90 evaluations, 76 percent were considered to have a positive impact on patient care, 22 percent no effect, and two percent a potentially detrimental effect. In one case, reviewers thought that hospitalization could have been prolonged had the intervention not occurred. Cost-benefit analysis yielded a ratio of 1.4 to 1 in favour of the residents. While the major benefit of a residency program is the perceived long-term benefit to the profession and patients, this study suggests that even during their residency year, hospital pharmacy residents provide cost-beneficial clinical services.
RÉSUMÉ
On a mesuré la charge de travail de trois résidents en pharmacie hospitalière lors d’une rotation clinique, puis on a procédé à une analyse de rentabilité. Les activités et les interventions quotidiennes ont été notées sur un formulaire normalisé pendant quatre semaines. On a enssuite comparé le coût des soins directs offerts par le résident au patient au coût de ceux prodigués par un pharmacien de l'hôpital. L'analyse de coûts
Comprend le solde du salaire du résident et une fraction du salaire des pharmaciens consacrant une partie de leur temps aux résidents. Un comité d'examen externe a déterminé l'incidence des interventions sur le traitement du patient et les économies potentielles.
En tout, les relevés portaient sur plus de 660 heures. Cinquante-deux pour cent du temps passé à l'hôpital touche des activités associées à l'enseignement et 32 p. 100 à la prestation de services cliniques. Trente interventions ont été soumises à un comité d'examen composé de trois médecins. On estime que 76 p. 100 des 90 évaluations ont eu une incidence bénéfique sur les soins apportés au patient; 22 p. 10O n'ont eu aucun effet et 2 p. 100 auraient pu avoir des conséquences indésirables. Dans un cas, les examinateurs ont indiqué que l'hospitalisation aurait pu se prolonger sans l'intervention. L'analyse de rentabilité donne un ratio de 1,4: 1 en faveur des résidents. Bien que le principal intérêt du programme de résidence se situe au niveau des avantages à long terme pour la profession et les patients, l'étude suggère que les résidents en pharmacie hospitalière procurent des services cliniques rentables durant leur année de stage à l'hôpital.
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