Monitoring of pharmacy staffing, workload, and productivity in community hospitals

200634 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Shiraz R. Gupta · University of Illinois Chicago

Jeffrey E. Wojtynek · Integra (United States)

Surrey M. Walton

Joseph T. Botticelli · Covenant HealthCare

Karen L. Shields

Juliana E. Quad · St. Clare Hospital in Lakewood

Glen T. Schumock

Abstract

A survey of community hospitals indicated that although most engaged in productivity monitoring, systems for such measurement often failed to capture all relevant clinical workload data.

Topics & Keywords

Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Patient Safety and Medication Errors Healthcare Policy and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Decent work and economic growth

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volume 63, Issue 18, pp. 1728-1734

DOI: 10.2146/ajhp060012

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