Patient request for pharmacist counseling and satisfaction: Automated prescription delivery system versus regular pick-up counter

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-77

  Hirsch, Jan D ^a   Oen, Austin ^b   Robertson, Suzie ^c   Nguyen, Nancy ^d   Daniels, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Cardinal Health   (United States)

^d CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Counseling (patient); Patient satisfaction; Technology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMATION; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACISTS; PRESCRIPTIONS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63849205336     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08037     Document Type: Article

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