Development of a computerized pharmacy therapeutic recommendation tracking program.
Several important lessons were learned during this pilot project. First, the timely feedback of results, in the form of a concise report, to the pharmacists documenting the recommendations was very useful and aided in their future participation in the program. Second, the design of the database that restricted the data entry person to choose from a list of scrollable choices enhanced the utility of the database for reporting purposes. Future work is needed to facilitate data entry by the pharmacist recording the recommendation.
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D016303:Clinical Pharmacy Information Systems; D017046:Cost Savings; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards*; D016527:Drug Costs; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000191:economics; D010595:Pharmacists; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014481:United States