Current practices and state regulations regarding telepharmacy in rural hospitals

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 67, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1085-1092

  Casey, Michelle M ^a   Sorensen, Todd D ^b   Elias, Walter ^c   Knudson, Alana ^d   Gregg, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Elias and Associates Inc   (United States)

^d National Opinion Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration; American Society of Health System Pharmacists; Data collection; Errors, medication; Hospitals; Location; National Association of Boards of Pharmacy; Pharmaceutical services; Pharmacists, hospital; Pharmacy, institutional, hospital; Regulations; Telepharmacy; United states

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG SAFETY; FUNDING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW; LICENCE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; REVIEW; STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; LICENSURE; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACISTS' AIDES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956621921     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp090531     Document Type: Article

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