title: Survey results from academic health center intensive care units: considerations for departments of pharmacy.
abstract: Using survey data collected from 24 University Hospital Consortium member institutions, this paper examines the role of pharmacy in quality-improvement and cost-reduction initiatives in academic health center intensive care units. The results illustrate that most institutions are not taking full advantage of the services a clinical pharmacy has to offer, and that using these services could improve the quality and cost-efficiency of care.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Practice Advancement Center, University Hospital Consortium, Oak Brook, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Matuszewski
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Vlasses
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000191:economics*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000191:economics*; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000191:economics*; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States