A network collaboration implementing technology to improve medication dispensing and administration in critical access hospitals

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 584-587

  Wakefield, Douglas S ^a   Ward, Marcia M ^b   Loes, Jean L ^c   O'Brien, John ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c Mercy Medical Center North Iowa   (United States)

^d Ellsworth Municipal Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACY; COOPERATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; IOWA; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; WORKFLOW;

EID: 78149477487     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2010.004267     Document Type: Article

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