A Marketing Study of the Impatient Pharmacy Branch Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center

Abstract

This study developed a plan for marketing the Inpatient Pharmacy Branch, Pharmacy Service, Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center. The plan was developed through the use of both a marketing audit and interviews of representatives of the major publics. The author concluded with an extensive plan to market the pharmacy. The objectives of the research project were to: 1. Conduct a marketing audit of the Inpatient Pharmacy Branch (IPB) which included: Analysis of the IPB's existing activities; Identification of the IPB's major publics; Determination of the needs, wants, and desires of those major publics; Determination of the attitude and satisfaction level of each public toward the IPB; Identification and specification of problems or problem areas, and Identification and specification of the strengths of the IPB. 2. Determine the goals and objectives of the IPB; 3. Analyze the operations of the IPB through application of the marketing mix (price, place, promotion, and product) to the data derived from the marketing audit for the purpose of developing and analyzing marketing strategies for the IPB as part of the marketing plan; and 4. Develop a marketing plan for the Inpatient Pharmacy Branch, Pharmacy Service, DDEAMC. Keywords; Theses, Health administration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA209794

Entities

People

  • Butch Hammel

Organizations

  • Academy of Health Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chi Square Test
  • Delivery Of Health Care
  • Drug Therapy
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Health Services Administration
  • Medical Personnel
  • Patient Care
  • Pharmacies
  • Plastic Explosives

Fields of Study

  • Education
  • Medicine

Readers

  • Medical or Health Care Field.
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