The impact of implementing a hospital electronic prescribing and administration system on clinical pharmacists' activities - a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increasing adoption of hospital electronic prescribing and medication administration (ePA) systems has driven a wealth of research around the impact on patient safety. Yet relatively little research has sought to understand the effects on staff, particularly pharmacists. We aimed to investigate the effects of ePA on pharmacists' activities, including interactions with patients and health professionals, and their perceptions of medication safety risks.

Methods

A mixed methods study comprising quantitative direct observations of ward pharmacists before and after implementation of ePA in an English hospital, and semi-structured interviews post-ePA. Quantitative data comprised multi-dimensional work activity sampling to establish the proportion of time ward pharma

SUBMITTER: McLeod M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6417214 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature