Evaluation of clinical pharmacy interventions in a Veterans Affairs medical center primary care clinic

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 70, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 1168-1172

  Hough, Augustus ^a   Vartan, Christine M ^b   Groppi, Julie A ^c   Reyes, Sonia ^a   Beckey, Nick P ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Pharmacy Benefits Management Service ^*  (United States)

^c VA Pharmacy Benefits Management Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TOOL USE; VETERANS HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG MONITORING; EVALUATION STUDY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STANDARDS; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG MONITORING; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FLORIDA; HOSPITALS, CHRONIC DISEASE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84891449485     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp120514     Document Type: Article

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