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The Impact Of Pharmacy Work Design On Pharmacist Productivity, Nicholas Allen Coblio
The Impact Of Pharmacy Work Design On Pharmacist Productivity, Nicholas Allen Coblio
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Healthcare costs in the United States continue to grow at an alarming rate. Concerning the cost of medications, there are a number of factors that drive these costs. While personnel costs are not the largest of these, they do contribute a significant portion. The cost of the cognitive component of order processing by pharmacists can range from three dollars to over six dollars per prescription depending on the production throughput of the pharmacist.
Studies at the organization which was the focus of the research, as well as reports in the literature, indicated that work disruption and other environmental factors could …