Pharmacist staffing, technology use, and implementation of medication safety practices in rural hospitals.

Michelle Casey; Ira Moscovice; Gestur Davidson

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Pharmacist staffing, technology use, and implementation of medication safety practices in rural hospitals.

October 28, 2010

Casey M, Moscovice I, Davidson G. J Rural Health. 2006;22(4):321-30.

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The investigators surveyed small rural hospitals in the United States about safe medication practices and found that these hospitals had limited on-site pharmacist coverage and pharmacy computer use.

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