Documenting the clinical interventions of pharmacists.
The need to justify continued and expanded clinical services persists in the current climate of concern over the high costs of health care; thus, documentation of the clinical interventions of pharmacists is vital. Time is a limited commodity, and an intervention reporting system must be as efficient as possible. A system that can be integrated into departmental and institutional quality assurance activities is a necessity; the capability of sharing the information with other hospital committees and departments is also an important consideration.
Department of Pharmacy, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Richmond.
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D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems; D016303:Clinical Pharmacy Information Systems; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards*; D004358:Drug Therapy; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010595:Pharmacists; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014768:Virginia