Computerized indicators of potential drug-related emergency department and hospital admissions

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-35

  Sauer, Brian C ^a,d   Hepler, Charles D ^a   Cherney, Becky ^b   Williamson, Jacquelyn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

^b Florida Health Care Coalition   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG; LITHIUM SALT;

ADULT; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPUTER INDICATOR; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG RELATED MORBIDITY; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PHARMACY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGED; ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846630043     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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