Implementation of a telepharmacy service to provide round-the-clock medication order review by pharmacists

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 67, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 2052-2057

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c Mercy Medical Center North Iowa   (United States)

^d Mercy Medical Center North Iowa ^*

Author keywords

Computers; Hours; Medication orders; Pharmaceutical services; Pharmacists, hospital; Pharmacy, institutional, hospital; Telepharmacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG INDUSTRY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TELEPHARMACY; COOPERATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE; TIME; WORKFLOW;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; WORKFLOW;

EID: 79952276548     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp090643     Document Type: Article

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