Implementing after-hours pharmacy coverage for critical access hospitals in northeast Minnesota

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 65, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 1727-1734

  Stratton, Timothy P ^a   Worley, Marcia M ^a   Schmidt, Mark ^b   Dudzik, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b SISU Medical Systems   (United States)

^c St Luke's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Hours; Pharmaceutical services; Pharmacy, institutional, hospital; Quality assurance; Telepharmacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52949152908     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp070610     Document Type: Article

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