E-Prescription across Europe

Kierkegaard, Patrick

doi:10.1007/s12553-012-0037-0

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“…Estonia and Croatia are two unique TCs that have made very rapid progress in recent years, with national ePrescribing projects commencing in January 2010 and January 2011, respectively, and by 2012, over 80% of prescriptions were transferred electronically in each country 46 , 79. Two other national projects also went live in 2010 and 2011 in Finland and Norway,57 , 80 and now both of these NHS countries also report over 80% of primary care ePrescriptions transmitted through their national networks. For example, in Norway, in the first month, 300,000 ePrescriptions were recorded in the national system 81.…”

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National Health Models and the Adoption of E-Health and E-Prescribing in Primary Care – New Evidence from Europe

Brennan

McElligott²,

Power³

2015

jhi

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Objective Recent research from the European Commission (EC) suggests that the development and adoption of eHealth in primary care is significantly influenced by the context of the national health model in operation. This research identified three national health models in Europe at this time -the National Health Service (NHS) model, the social insurance system (SIS) model and the transition country (TC) model, and found a strong correlation between the NHS model and high adoption rates for eHealth. The objective of this study is to establish if there is a similar correlation in one specific application area -electronic prescribing (ePrescribing) in primary care. Methods A review of published literature from 2000 to 2014 was undertaken covering the relevant official publications of the European Union and national government as well as the academic literature. An analysis of the development and adoption of ePrescribing in Europe was extracted from these data. Results The adoption of ePrescribing in primary care has increased significantly in recent years and is now practised by approximately 32% of European general practitioners. National ePrescribing services are now firmly established in 11 countries, with pilot projects underway in most others. The highest adoption rates are in countries with the NHS model, concentrated in the Nordic area. The electronic transmission of prescriptions continues to pose a significant challenge, especially in SIS countries and TCs. Conclusions There is a strong correlation between the NHS model and high adoption rates for ePrescribing similar to the EC findings on the adoption of eHealth. It may be some time before many SIS countries and TCs reach the same adoption levels for ePrescribing and eHealth in primary care as most NHS countries.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

National Health Models and the Adoption of E-Health and E-Prescribing in Primary Care – New Evidence from Europe

Brennan

McElligott²,

Power³

2015

jhi

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“…Sixteen of the member states of the EU included e-Prescription in their national strategies or eHealth implementation plans already in 2006; in 2011 this number was raised to 22 (Stroetmann et al 2012). Still, in 2011, only Denmark, Estonia, Iceland and Sweden had in place a full, national e-Prescription solution while at the same time, there were partial implementations in the UK and the Netherlands, regional implementations in Spain, and several initiatives including pilots in Portugal, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Norway, Greece and Poland (Kierkegaard 2013;Stroetmann et al 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

Information Infrastructures for eHealth

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“…Pharmacists can check the incoming e-prescriptions to better manage their medication stocks and dispense medicine in a timely fashion. 54 Efficiency gains from e-prescribing systems originate largely from decreased time spent on phone calls for clarification, streamlined refill processing, organized record keeping, and having updated information about both medication formularies and prior authorizations. 29 Implementing e-prescribing can remove the necessity of using paper in the processing of prescriptions in pharmacies.…”

Section: E-prescribing Assimilation Stagesmentioning

confidence: 99%