Innovative models for providing clinical pharmacy services to remote locations using clinical video telehealth

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 74, Issue 14, 2017, Pages 1093-1098

  Perdew, Cassie ^a   Erickson, Katie ^a   Litke, Jessica ^a  

^a Boise VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical video telehealth; Disease state management; Health services accessibility; Pharmacists; Primary care; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ALASKA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSING STAFF; PHARMACIST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIST; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL WORKER; TELEHEALTH; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; VIDEOCONFERENCING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; INVENTION; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; TRENDS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INVENTIONS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 85024363124     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp160625     Document Type: Article

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