Evaluation of the pilot program on the real-time drug utilization review system in South Korea

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 987-995

  Heo, Ji Haeng ^a   Suh, Dong Churl ^b   Kim, Sukil ^c   Lee, Eui Kyung ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Drug utilization review; Expenditures; Inappropriate prescribing; Real time system

Indexed keywords

DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS; EXPENDITURES; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; KOREAN GOVERNMENT; PILOT PROGRAMS; REVIEW SYSTEMS; SAFETY INFORMATION; SOUTH KOREA;

REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

HEALTH INSURANCE;

ARTICLE; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SOUTH KOREA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; EVALUATION STUDY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84887406483     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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