Clinical documentation for patient care: Models, concepts, and liability considerations for pharmacists

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 64, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 1851-1858

  Zierler Brown, Seena ^a,b   Brown, Timothy R ^c   Chen, David ^d   Blackburn, Robert Wayne ^e  

^a Integrated Pharmacotherapy Services

^b PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH SYSTEM PHARMACISTS   (United States)

^e Health System Procurement Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Documentation; Interventions; Liability; Medical records; Methodology; Patient care; Patient information; Pharmaceutical care; Pharmaceutical services; Pharmacists; Professional relations; Quality assurance; Reimbursement; Standards

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; FEE; HUMAN; LEGAL LIABILITY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD; THEORETICAL MODEL;

DOCUMENTATION; FEES, PHARMACEUTICAL; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MEDICAL RECORDS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACISTS;

EID: 34848911096     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp060682     Document Type: Review

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