Pharmacoinformatics : Advanced Information Systems for Improved Pharmaceutical Care
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Healthcare organizations are facing serious internal and external challenges that affect their ability to provide quality pharmaceutical care and maintain patient safety. The dynamics of such challenges are affecting pharmaceutical processes, organizational and operating efficiencies, and patient outcomes. Pharmacoinformatics has been used as a term to reflect upon the use of information system technologies in the improvement of pharmaceutical care. However, despite its growing importance, it has been deployed in a limited scale. This chapter sheds light on the context of pharmacoinformatics, its conceptualization within the domain of decision support tools, and its role in the improvement of pharmaceutical care.
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