Is there a successful business case for telepharmacy?

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-244

  Khan, Shamima ^a   Snyder, Herbert W ^a   Rathke, Ann M ^a   Scott, David M ^a   Peterson, Charles D ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Single Business Unit; Telepharmacy business

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; OBSOLESCENCE; PATIENT TREATMENT; PROFITABILITY;

BALANCE SHEETS; BUSINESS CASES; SINGLE BUSINESS UNIT; TELEPHARMACY BUSINESS;

TELEMEDICINE;

ARTICLE; FINANCE; INCOME; INVENTORY CONTROL; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHARMACY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL AUDIT; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NORTH DAKOTA; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 42449158133     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2007.0045     Document Type: Article

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