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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.673.1792 2023-05-15T17:22:24+02:00 *these authors contributed equally Corresponding Author: Jennifer L Phillips Bsc Jennifer M Shea Phd Valerie Leung Bsc Pharm Mba Don Macdonald The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.673.1792 http://medinform.jmir.org/article/viewFile/medinform_v3i1e2/2/ en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.673.1792 http://medinform.jmir.org/article/viewFile/medinform_v3i1e2/2/ Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://medinform.jmir.org/article/viewFile/medinform_v3i1e2/2/ text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T17:28:07Z Background: Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) can potentially help prevent medication errors. As the use of e-prescribing increases across Canada, understanding the benefits and gaps of early e-prescribing can help inform deployment of future e-prescribing systems. Objective: The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine the prevalence of, reasons for, and average time taken for pharmacist clarification calls to prescribers for electronic medical record (EMR)-generated and handwritten prescriptions. Methods: Four community pharmacies in St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada prospectively collected information on clarification calls to prescribers for new prescriptions over a period of 17 to 19 weeks. Four semistructured interviews were conducted following the data collection period to gain further insight. Results: An estimated 1.33 % of handwritten prescriptions required clarification compared with 0.66 % of EMR-generated prescriptions. Overall, 1.11 % of prescriptions required clarification with the prescriber. While illegibility was eliminated with EMR-generated prescriptions, clarification was still required for missing information (24%) and appropriateness (51%). Key themes, including errors unique to EMR-generated prescriptions, emerged from the qualitative interviews. Conclusions: Advanced e-prescribing functionality will enable secure transmission of prescriptions from prescribers to a patient’s pharmacy of choice through a provincial electronic Drug Information System (DIS)/Pharmacy Network, which will Text Newfoundland Unknown Canada |
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Background: Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) can potentially help prevent medication errors. As the use of e-prescribing increases across Canada, understanding the benefits and gaps of early e-prescribing can help inform deployment of future e-prescribing systems. Objective: The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine the prevalence of, reasons for, and average time taken for pharmacist clarification calls to prescribers for electronic medical record (EMR)-generated and handwritten prescriptions. Methods: Four community pharmacies in St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada prospectively collected information on clarification calls to prescribers for new prescriptions over a period of 17 to 19 weeks. Four semistructured interviews were conducted following the data collection period to gain further insight. Results: An estimated 1.33 % of handwritten prescriptions required clarification compared with 0.66 % of EMR-generated prescriptions. Overall, 1.11 % of prescriptions required clarification with the prescriber. While illegibility was eliminated with EMR-generated prescriptions, clarification was still required for missing information (24%) and appropriateness (51%). Key themes, including errors unique to EMR-generated prescriptions, emerged from the qualitative interviews. Conclusions: Advanced e-prescribing functionality will enable secure transmission of prescriptions from prescribers to a patient’s pharmacy of choice through a provincial electronic Drug Information System (DIS)/Pharmacy Network, which will |
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