Rural inpatient telepharmacy consultation demonstration for after-hours medication review

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 530-537

  Cole, Stacey L ^a,b   Grubbs, John H ^b   Din, Cathy ^b   Nesbitt, Thomas S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

business administration economics; pharmacy; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACY; POTENTIAL ERRORS; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA;

DEMONSTRATIONS; HOSPITALS; TELEMEDICINE;

ERRORS;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84867022878     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2011.0222     Document Type: Review

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