Analyzing methods for improved management of workflow in an outpatient pharmacy setting

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 966-971

  Jenkins, Alex ^a   Eckel, Stephen F ^b,c  

^a WAKEMED HEALTH AND HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^c UNC Hamner Institute for Drug Safety Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME MOTION ANALYSIS; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84861464264     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp110389     Document Type: Article

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