Analysis of influencing factors on hospital pharmacy's productivity based-on multiple linear regression
- Received Date: 2011-09-05
- Rev Recd Date: 2011-09-20
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Key words:
- hospital pharmacy /
- pharmacy administration /
- productivity /
- multiple linear regression
Abstract: Objective To analyze the main factors affecting productivity of pharmacy, for providing a basis to improve pharmacy productivity. Method First, 61 hospital pharmacies were divided into four groups according to the numbers of beds. Then, annual per capita income from pharmaceuticals(APCIP) and annual income from pharmaceuticals per hundred beds(AIPPHB) were detected as output indicators, and the actual beds, staffs, the quantity of daily dispensing prescription, hospital grade, the proportion of pharmacy staffs with medium technical titles or above, etc. were detected as input indicators. Last, the above data and the indicators were analyzed with multiple linear regression method. Results and Conclusion There are differences in pharmacy productivities in different hospital sizes and grades.The pharmacy APCIP in hospitals less than 400 beds is 583,100 RMB, in hospitals between 400 and 599 beds is 1,048,700 RMB, in hospitals between 600 and 799 beds is 1,412,000 RMB, and in hospitals greater than 800 beds is 2,050,000 RMB. For hospitals with a relatively small number of beds, increasing the quantity of daily dispensing prescription or reducing the amount of staffs can improve pharmacy productivities. For hospitals with a relatively large number of beds, increasing the proportion of pharmacy staffs with medium technical titles or above, or the proportion of pharmacy staffs with bachelor degree or above can improve pharmacy productivities.
Citation: | HUO Hua, LUAN Zhi-peng, CHEN Sheng-xin. Analysis of influencing factors on hospital pharmacy's productivity based-on multiple linear regression[J]. Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice and Service, 2011, 29(5): 384-386. |