Strategies for implementing emergency department pharmacy services: Results from the 2007 ASHP Patient Care Impact Program

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 375-379

  Witsil, Joanne C ^a   Aazami, Roshanak ^b   Murtaza, Umbreen Idrees ^c   Hays, Daniel P ^d   Fairbanks, Rollin J ^e  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

American Society of Health System Pharmacists; Hospitals; Patient care; Pharmaceutical services; Pharmacists; Pharmacy, institutional, hospital; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TELECONFERENCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77949618523     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp080572     Document Type: Article

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