2004
DOI: 10.1504/ijeh.2004.004659
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Electronic transmission of prescriptions: towards realising the dream

Abstract: The UK National Health Service (NHS) is about to commence upon major computerisation of its processes as part of a government plan of modernisation. One of these is the Electronic Transmission of Prescription (ETP). To achieve success it is important to know what benefits are expected from the new system and what barriers to adoption the systems will face. This paper reviews substantial ETP published material, and identifies 17 issues that need to be addressed. These issues are categorised under four major hea… Show more

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“…On the other hand, the costs involved in process redesign, software development, system integration and infrastructure adaptation can be high, thus having a negative impact on such initiatives (Mundy & Chadwick, 2004;Cusack, 2008).…”
Section: Literature Review 21 Electronic Prescription Of Medicationmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…On the other hand, the costs involved in process redesign, software development, system integration and infrastructure adaptation can be high, thus having a negative impact on such initiatives (Mundy & Chadwick, 2004;Cusack, 2008).…”
Section: Literature Review 21 Electronic Prescription Of Medicationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to some authors, the resistance of professional physicians to information systems is a factor that has a negative influence on electronic prescription (Paré, 2002;Lapointe et al, 2002;Mundy & Chadwick, 2004;Horan et al 2005). Physicians comprise a group of users with distinct and differentiated characteristics from other computer users.…”
Section: Literature Review 21 Electronic Prescription Of Medicationmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Patients, for instance, would be assured of error-free prescriptions as the system would set the drug dosage and check for possible adverse drug interactions. It is also believed that the eradication of handwritten prescription pads will result in fewer medication errors [20] and transcript errors [21]. Medication errors often occur because of illegible handwriting, confusing drug names, and dosage mistakes [22].…”
Section: The Case For Electronic Medical Prescriptionsmentioning
confidence: 99%