title: Minimum standards aid performance.
abstract: The pharmacy department at Virginia Mason Hospital developed a minimum standards document that has proved to be a valuable management tool.
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D010559:Personnel Management; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000592:standards*; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards; D014861:Washington