Telepharmacy services in an urban community health clinic system

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 652-659

  Lam, Annie Y ^a   Rose, Dave ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b HealthPoint   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Counseling (patient); Electronic medical records; Internet; Technology; Telepharmacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; STATISTICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; WASHINGTON; WEBCASTS AS TOPIC; WORKFLOW;

EID: 77649229766     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08128     Document Type: Article

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