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Early adopters of electronic prescribing struggle to make meaningful use of formulary checks and medication history documentation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22218621     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
METHODS: This is a multimethod comparative case study of 8 practices, which were selected to ensure practice size and physician specialty variation, implementing a stand-alone e-prescribing program. Field researchers observed prescription workflow and interviewed physicians and office staff.
RESULTS: Before implementation, few prescribers reported using F&B references when making medication choices; all used paper-based methods for tracking medication history. After implementation, some prescribers reported using F&B data to inform medication choices but missing information reduced confidence in these resources. Low confidence in RxH data led to paper-based workarounds.
CONCLUSIONS: Challenges experienced with formulary checks and RxH documentation led to prescriber distrust and unwillingness to rely on e-prescribing-based information. Greater data accuracy and completeness must be assured if e-prescribing is to meet meaningful use objectives to improve the efficiency and safety of prescribing in primary care settings.
Authors:
Jesse C Crosson; Anthony J Schueth; Nicole Isaacson; Douglas S Bell
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM     Volume:  25     ISSN:  1557-2625     ISO Abbreviation:  J Am Board Fam Med     Publication Date:  2012 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-01-05     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101256526     Medline TA:  J Am Board Fam Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  24-32     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
the Research Division, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Somerset, NJ; Point-of-Care Partners, LLC, Coral Springs, FL; Counseling, ADAP and Psychiatric Services, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA; and the Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
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