Provision of pharmacy services to underserved populations via remote dispensing and two-way videoconferencing

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 60, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 2577-2582

  Clifton, G Dennis ^a   Byer, Heather ^a   Heaton, Kristi ^a   Haberman, Deborah J ^a   Gill, Harbir ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiovisual aids; Data collection; Dispensing; Location; Patient information; Patients; Pharmaceutical services; Regulations; Sociology; Telepharmacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLICATION; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FORMULARIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; WASHINGTON;

EID: 1642360158     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/60.24.2577     Document Type: Article

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