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Switching on the work force–computerizing a drug team
Author(s) -
CARNWATH TOM
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
british journal of addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0952-0481
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1991.tb02625.x
Subject(s) - economic shortage , work (physics) , key (lock) , public relations , work force , knowledge management , medical education , engineering management , business , computer science , medicine , engineering , political science , computer security , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics)
Shortage of medical time and an increasing number of clients led to difficulties in handling the heavy prescribing load of a community drug team, A computer program was developed to help with this. The program was soon expanded and now plays a key role in the general administration of the team, and in data collection. Its enthusiastic use by team workers not accustomed to computers suggests that similar initiatives could play an important role in future research.