Expanding clinical pharmacy services in a VA hospital.
The pharmacy staff at the VA Medical Center, Biloxi, Mississippi, has increased direct patient care activities for the Medical Center's inpatients by converting 139 beds from a manual system of unit dose to a computerized unit dose distribution system. Expanded clinical programs were primarily developed, implemented, and operated by staff pharmacists.
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Veterans Administration Medical Center, Biloxi, MS 39531.
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D004360:Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000639:trends*; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000458:organization & administration; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital; D008922:Mississippi; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000639:trends*