| The impact of electronic prescribing on the professionalization of community pharmacists: a qualitative study of pharmacists' perception. | |
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PMID: 18445369 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: To understand how the technology of electronic prescription (e Rx) can transform the community pharmacist's role through its effects on professionalization. We define professionalization as a pharmaceutical practice centred on clinical activities and made possible by the establishment of professional pharmaceutical services. METHODS: We asked 12 community pharmacists who had participated in an e Rx pilot project in the Canadian province of Quebec to fill out a qualitative survey on their experience. We then analyzed the pharmacists' perceptions of this new technology using a conceptual framework based on the Davenport typology that presents an exhaustive list of mechanisms, specific to Information Technologies, and thus e-Rx, that can potentially modify information management process and then the role of pharmacists. RESULTS: The pharmacists identified five main mechanisms by which e Rx could affect the professionalization of community pharmacists: analytical capabilities of the pharmacist and physician, dissemination of knowledge, integration of process tasks, process automation and elimination of intermediaries. These mechanisms can assist pharmacists in exercising their professional judgement by improving the quality of available information and facilitate the execution of prescriptions by improving the quality of orders. E Rx technology can also strengthen pharmacists' credibility as medication specialists in the eyes of both patients and physicians. Thus, e Rx can become a collaborative technology to the extent that it improves collaboration between community pharmacists and prescribing physicians. However, the potential benefits of this technology would appear to depend on its characteristics and how prescribing physicians use it. CONCLUSIONS: E-Rx proposes ways of working and communicating that were previously unimaginable. These new possibilities pave the way for transformations that can significantly increase the professionalization of community pharmacists. The results of this study indicate that community pharmacists have a favourable opinion of e Rx, believing it can be an ally in their professionalization. |
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Authors:
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Aude Motulsky; Nancy Winslade; Robyn Tamblyn; Claude Sicotte |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences : a publication of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Société canadienne des sciences pharmaceutiques Volume: 11 ISSN: 1482-1826 ISO Abbreviation: J Pharm Pharm Sci Publication Date: 2008 |
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Created Date: 2008-04-30 Completed Date: 2008-10-13 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9807281 Medline TA: J Pharm Pharm Sci Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 131-46 Citation Subset: IM |
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Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire en santé, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada. aude.motulsky@umontreal.ca |
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Attitude of Health Personnel* Community Pharmacy Services / standards, trends Drug Prescriptions / standards* Humans Pharmaceutical Services / standards, trends Pharmacists / standards*, trends Professional Role* Qualitative Research* Questionnaires / standards |
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