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  • Title: Balancing workload and staffing in satellite pharmacies by using a patient acuity index.
    Author: Land MJ, Guzzetti PJ, May FJ.
    Journal: Hosp Pharm; 1983 Jun; 18(6):305-7, 310-1. PubMed ID: 10260211.
    Abstract:
    The assignment of beds to satellite pharmacies is based primarily on proximity. Assignment will usually be by nursing unit to encourage more effective communication among the patient, doctor, nurse, and pharmacist. Usually, an equal number of beds is assigned to each satellite. Recognizing that some nursing units (e.g., Intensive Care Units) place greater demands on pharmacy resources than others makes it obvious that there is a need for a system to measure the consumption of pharmacy resources by patient acuity. This article tells how such a measure was conceived, developed, and applied.
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