Pharmaceutical management in ProCare Health Limited

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 1134, 2001, Pages 283-286

  Malcolm, Laurence ^a   Barry, Maree ^b   MacLean, Iain ^b  

^a Health Care Aotearoa   (New Zealand)

^b ProCare Health Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACY; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COST SAVINGS; DRUG COSTS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FAMILY PRACTICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT PRACTICE ASSOCIATIONS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEW ZEALAND; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0035933761     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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