Improving the quality of the order-writing process for inpatient orders and outpatient prescriptions

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2000, Pages

  Meyer, T A ^a  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Hospital; Institutional; Medication orders; Pharmacy; Physicians; Prescribing; Prescriptions; Q uality assurance; Readability

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PHARMACY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL CARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; READING; WRITING; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; HANDWRITING; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034672058     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/57.suppl_4.s18     Document Type: Conference Paper

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