Pharmacist staffing, technology use, and implementation of medication safety practices in rural hospitals

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 321-330

  Casey, Michelle M ^a,b   Moscovice, Ira S ^a   Davidson, Gestur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; RANDOMIZATION; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33749027477     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2006.00053.x     Document Type: Article

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