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Electronic prescribing: improving the efficiency and accuracy of prescribing in the ambulatory care setting.
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- A Preliminary Scoping Review of the Impact of e-Prescribing on Pharmacists in Community Pharmacies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Secondary uses of electronic prescribing and pharmacy data in UK hospital care: a national survey.BMJ open quality · 2024Article
- A Taxonomy for Health Information Systems.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Review
- Physicians' Perspectives with the E-prescribing System in Five Teaching Hospitals.Applied clinical informatics · 2024Article
- Implementation and evaluation of an interprofessional prescription writing workshop with a simulated electronic prescribing activity for preclerkship medical students.BMC medical education · 2024Article
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- Perception of Healthcare Professionals towards Electronic-Prescribing at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.BioMed research international · 2024Article
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Abstract
Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) is an important part of the nation's push to enhance the safety and quality of the prescribing process. E-prescribing allows providers in the ambulatory care setting to send prescriptions electronically to the pharmacy and can be a stand-alone system or part of an integrated electronic health record system. The methodology for this study followed the basic principles of a systematic review. A total of 47 sources were referenced. Results of this research study suggest that e-prescribing reduces prescribing errors, increases efficiency, and helps to save on healthcare costs. Medication errors have been reduced to as little as a seventh of their previous level, and cost savings due to improved patient outcomes and decreased patient visits are estimated to be between $140 billion and $240 billion over 10 years for practices that implement e-prescribing. However, there have been significant barriers to implementation including cost, lack of provider support, patient privacy, system errors, and legal issues.
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