“…Such practices can be used by small hospitals after hours to improve access to verified medications and, where such processes are centralized, to increase efficiency. 7,31 In addition, while telemedicine and telepharmacy have been widely discussed in the literature and may be particularly applicable to small and rural hospitals, only 7.5% of respondents reported using these technologies. A national survey found that the use of telepharmacy technology in rural hospitals is not widespread and its application varies across the United States.…”