Effects of a Pharmacist-to-Dose Computerized Request on Promptness of Antimicrobial Therapy

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-53

  Vincent, William R ^a   Martin, Craig A ^b   Winstead, P Shane ^b   Smith, Kelly M ^b   Gatz, Jennifer ^b   Lewis, Daniel A ^b  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; ENOXAPARIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PHENYTOIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DOSE CALCULATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACIST; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPY DELAY; TURNAROUND TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 57349179933     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2559     Document Type: Article

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