Some research opportunities in hospital pharmacy.
Research opportunities in hospital pharmacy, especially in administrative and managerial areas, are discussed. Six areas of hospital pharmacy practice that have potential for research are discussed: personnel, inventory, services, evaluation, management, and research/education. Specific topics mentioned are employee satisfaction, technicians and their impact on hospital pharmacy, purchasing, use of electronic data processing in inventory control, extent of decentralization of pharmaceutical services, pharmacy and therapeutics committees, reimbursement for consultations and pharmacokinetics services, quality assurance, evaluation of pharmacy management, and the cost-benefit ratio of research and education activities.
D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004513:Education, Pharmacy, Continuing; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006302:Health Services Research; D007445:Inventories, Hospital; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D010606:Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee; D012017:Referral and Consultation