ArticleApplied clinical informatics2019
A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Electronic Prescribing Incidents Reported by Community Pharmacists.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Causes of medication errors in community pharmacies: A meta-ethnography and systematic review.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Medication errors in community pharmacies: a systematic review of the international literature.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Script Shift: South African pharmacists' knowledge and perspectives of e-prescribing.Health policy and planning · 2025Article
- Physicians' Perspectives with the E-prescribing System in Five Teaching Hospitals.Applied clinical informatics · 2024Article
- E-prescribing and medication safety in community settings: A rapid scoping review.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2023Article
- Defining and enhancing collaboration between community pharmacists and primary care providers to improve medication safety.Expert opinion on drug safety · 2022Review
- Optimizing Clinical Monitoring Tools to Enhance Patient Review by Pharmacists.Applied clinical informatics · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundElectronic prescribing (e-prescribing) technology was introduced as an alternative to handwritten prescriptions allowing health care professionals to send prescriptions directly to pharmacies. While the technology has many advantages, such as improving pharmacy workflow and reducing medication errors, some limitations have been realized.
objectiveThe objective of this study was to examine the frequency, type, and contributing factors of e-prescribing quality-related incidents reported to two national error-reporting databases in the United States.
methodsThis was a retrospective analysis of voluntarily reports of e-prescribing quality-related incidents. A quantitative and qualitative analysis was conducted of incidents reported between 2011 and 2015 to the Pharmacy Quality Commitment (PQC) and the Pharmacy Provider e-prescribing Experience Reporting Portal (PEER) databases. For the qualitative analysis, events were combined from the PQC and PEER portal and a 10% random sample of events were analyzed.
resultsA total of 589 events were reported to the PEER Portal. Of these, problems with patient directions were the most frequent incident type (
conclusionThe use of qualitative and quantitative incident data revealed that patient directions and quantity selection were the most common quality issues with e-prescribing. In turn, this may increase the likelihood of patients receiving incorrect drug therapy.
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