Transmitting and processing electronic prescriptions: experiences of physician practices and pharmacies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A core feature of e-prescribing is the electronic exchange of prescription data between physician practices and pharmacies, which can potentially improve the efficiency of the prescribing process and reduce medication errors. Barriers to implementing this feature exist, but they are not well understood. This study's objectives were to explore recent physician practice and pharmacy experiences with electronic transmission of new prescriptions and renewals, and identify facilitators of and barriers to effective electronic transmission and pharmacy e-prescription processing.

Design

Qualitative analysis of 114 telephone interviews conducted with representatives from 97 organizations between February and September 2010, including 24 physician practices, 48 community pha

SUBMITTER: Grossman JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3341793 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature