Documenting the clinical interventions of pharmacists.

The need to justify continued and expanded clinical services persists in the current climate of concern over the high costs of health care; thus, documentation of the clinical interventions of pharmacists is vital. Time is a limited commodity, and an intervention reporting system must be as efficient as possible. A system that can be integrated into departmental and institutional quality assurance activities is a necessity; the capability of sharing the information with other hospital committees and departments is also an important consideration.