Approach
As early as in 2010, a project was carried out by Möbius to prepare for the relocation to the new hospital building. This project focused on:
- Mapping the differences between the two campuses (in terms of operation, product range, etc.);
- Drafting an implementation plan to prepare for the transition (exchange programme for employees, planning for electronic prescriptions, possible automation, etc.);
- Investigating whether physical centralisation before the actual move is appropriate.
In the following years, Möbius guided this process, supporting the AZ Alma pharmacy and setting down a structure for its future. For example, Möbius has provided support for strategic issues regarding medicine dispensing and cleanroom operations. Various policy decisions were prepared in working groups together with pharmacy employees.
The working group ‘Medicine Dispensing’ focused on finding answers to the following questions:
- How will we organise our dispensing system in the future? Manually or (semi-)automatically? Centralized or decentralized?
- What are the options? Do they meet accreditation requirements? What are the costs?
- How can we differentiate between the different departments?
- How do we achieve the desired quality improvements according to the new accreditation requirements (e.g. bedside scanning and traceability of all medicines dispensed)?
The working group ‘Cleanroom’ had a similar approach, focusing on the question: to what extent is a cleanroom still required in the new building for cytostatics and other treatments?
Result
Collaboration with Möbius has led to the following concrete results:
- A project and implementation plan to ensure that the pharmacy was well prepared for the relocation.
- Support of strategic decision-making through detailed business cases by and as a result of quantitative and qualitative comparisons for specific scenarios concerning the various issues.
