ASHP Statement on telepharmacy

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2017, Pages e236-e241

  Alexander, Emily ^a   Butler, C David ^b   Darr, Andrea ^c   Jenkins, Matthew T ^d   Long, Robert D ^e   Shipman, Colleen J ^f   Stratton, Timothy P ^g  

^a Envision Telepharmacy   (United States)

^b TERADATA CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Avera Health   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e Banner Churchill Community Hospital   (United States)

^f OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitals; Medical order entry systems; Mobile applications; Point of care systems; Rural; Telemedicine; Telepharmacy

Indexed keywords

AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CONSULTATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT MONITORING; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHARMACY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; E-COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PHARMACY (SHOP); PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; DISTANCE COUNSELING; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, PHARMACEUTICAL; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85018355706     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp170039     Document Type: Review

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