Implementation and evaluation of whole-course-based Internet Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy Services: a cross-sectional study in western China
The IHOPS was found to be efficient, convenient, and safe because it handled the challenge of precisely and safely delivering medications to patients on time during and to the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. It provided patients with safe and convenient pharmaceutical services unlimited by geography or time zones. Widespread use of this service could help alleviate pressure on offline pharmacists, giving them the time and resources to provide other professional services. Our model can therefore serve as a useful reference for policymakers to support the development of Internet pharmaceutical services. Further efforts are needed to regulate and standardize the management of this novel service.
Authors
- Minglin Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1515-8252)
- Mengran Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6734-8509)
- Shiyan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0055-6136)
- Fengbo Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0042-8456)
- Ping Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9861-6839)
- Lulu He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8232-8752)
- Yangyang Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0210-8432)
- Yi Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0688-4206)
- Yunpeng Lv
Institutions
- Sichuan University (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2024-12-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1448471
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63
Funders
- Health Commission of Sichuan Province
- Sichuan Province Science and Technology Support Program