J Korean Soc Med Inform.  2001 Jun;7(2):17-23.

Development of the Medicine Electronic Order System Using Web EDT

• Kong J
• Yoon S
• Kim I
• Jung S

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop medicine electronic order system to improve medicine logistics using information and communication technologies. The Electronic Order System of medicine using Web EDJ adopted the Internet and Web-based technologies which grows so fast lately, enables medical institutions to place an order with the pharmaceutical companies for various pharmacy and vendors to receive an order form in electronical ways and to deliver the products. It designed that every application programs installed and run at web-server, so if personal computers located in user facilities have only web-browser, user can order medicines wherever Internet is available. We can expect two effects from this system. First, it reduces cost and budget because of substituting electronical ordering the pharmacy for telephoning or faxing. Secondly, in technical side, it utilized a new kind of concept, Internet-based EDJ, not VAN(Value Added Network) EDI using the existent closed network.

Keyword

Electronic Order; Medicine; Electronic Document

MeSH Terms

Budgets
Commerce
Internet
Microcomputers
Organization and Administration
Pharmacy