Assessing the effect of providing a pharmacist with patient diagnosis on electronic prescription orders: A pilot study

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 246-251

  Warholak, Terri L ^a   Rupp, Michael T ^b   Leal, Sandra ^c   Kurniawan, Guntur ^a   Patel, Nisha ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c El Rio Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

E prescription; Information exchange; Intervention; Pharmacist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNICATION THEORY; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION; MEDICATION ERROR; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

E-PRESCRIPTION; INFORMATION EXCHANGE; INTERVENTION; PHARMACIST;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84888856529     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2013.04.010     Document Type: Article

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