Perception of physicians towards electronic prescription system and associated factors at resource limited setting 2021: Cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The healthcare industry is increasingly concerned about medical errors, which are the leading cause of death worldwide and also compromise patient safety. This medical error is even more serious in developing countries where healthcare is not supported by technology. Because of the traditional paper-based prescription system, Ethiopia has an overall medication prescribing error rate of 58.07% that could be avoided if an electronic prescription system was in place. Therefore, this study aims to assess physicians' perceptions towards electronic prescription implementation.

Methods

From February 1 to April 5, 2021, an institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among physicians working in public hospitals in the Amhara region. 384 physicians were selected

SUBMITTER: Hailiye Teferi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8932612 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature