Effective use of workload and productivity monitoring tools in health-system pharmacy, part 1

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 300-311

  Rough, Steve S ^a   McDaniel, Michael ^b   Rinehart, James R ^c  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^b HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Bryan LGH Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Computers; Economics; Patient care; Personnel, pharmacy; Pharmaceutical services; Pharmacists, hospital; Pharmacy, institutional, hospital; Productivity; Quality assurance; Work load

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUG INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT CARE; PEER GROUP; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77249089781     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp090217.p1     Document Type: Review

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