Documenting drug-related problems with personal digital assistance in a multisite health system

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 62, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 1782-1787

  Raybardhan, Sumit ^a   Balen, Robert M ^b,c,d   Partovi, Nilufar ^b,c   Loewen, Peter ^c   Liu, Gwen ^b   Jewesson, Peter J ^c  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computers; Documentation; Interventions; Pharmaceutical care; Pharmaceutical services; Pharmacists, hospital; Pharmacy, institutional, hospital; Toxicity, technology

Indexed keywords

UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC OPINION; RESPONSIBILITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

EID: 24144433823     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp040438     Document Type: Article

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