Learning to work with electronic patient records and prescription charts: Experiences and perceptions of hospital pharmacists

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 741-755

  Burgin, Angela ^a,b   O'Rourke, Rebecca ^c   Tully, Mary P ^a,b  

^a SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computerization; Electronic patient record; Electronic prescribing; Pharmacist

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84926209320     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2013.11.005     Document Type: Article

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