Pharmacists’ perceptions of computerized prescriber-order-entry systems

Inquilla, Carmen C.; Szeinbach, Sheryl L.; Seoane‐Vazquez, Enrique; Kappeler, Karl

doi:10.2146/ajhp060236

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“…Of the 3945 pharmacists who presumably received invitations to participate in the survey, 739 responses were received (360 from Texas pharmacists and 379 from Utah pharmacists) resulting in a 19% response rate (a typical response rate for Web-based surveys of professional pharmacists [26][27][28][29][30][31][32]. Table 1 shows the demographic and work differences for respondents based on whether or not the respondent currently screened for PO misuse and whether or not respondents currently discussed possible PO misuse with patents.…”

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Pharmacists Who Screen and Discuss Opioid Misuse With Patients

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Lawson

2014

Journal of Pharmacy Practice

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Pharmacists Who Screen and Discuss Opioid Misuse With Patients

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Lawson

2014

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“…A recent study found that senior managers in hospitals, including pharmacy directors, were satisfied with medication error reducing capabilities of CPOE, but were very concerned about the efficacy of CPOE in pediatric support. Many of these concerns stem from the lack of integration of CPOE with other systems like inventory control systems (Inquilla et al 2007) or poor design and policy features of the systems (Aarts et al 2004). This body of research highlights the fact that technology alone cannot meet the ulterior goals of high quality care.…”

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Information security and privacy in healthcare: current state of research

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Johnson

2010

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Information security and privacy in the healthcare sector is an issue of growing importance. The adoption of digital patient records, increased regulation, provider consolidation, and the increasing need for information between patients, providers, and payers, all point towards the need for better information security. We critically survey the research literature on information security and privacy in healthcare, published in both information systems, non-information systems disciplines including health informatics, public health, law, medicine, and popular trade publications and reports. In this paper, we provide a holistic view of the recent research and suggest new areas of interest to the information systems community.

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“…They found that pharmacists spent 45% more time correcting problems associated with prescriptions transmitted electronically than they did handwritten prescriptions. Furthermore, managers of hospital pharmacies reported that up to 50% of prescriptions generated with e-Rx technology had to be cancelled by the pharmacist and redone in the computer system (34). This doubles the work and does no free up the pharmacist's time for activities of a clinical nature.…”

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The Impact of Electronic Prescribing on the Professionalization of Community Pharmacists: A Qualitative Study of Pharmacists’ Perception

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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. ERx 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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Pharmacists’ perceptions of computerized prescriber-order-entry systems

Abstract: Pharmacy directors and managers in hospitals with CPOE reported that expectations for most CPOE features were met at a moderate level. Respondents from facilities with CPOE reported a reduction in medication errors for the prescribing, dispensing, and administrative components of CPOE.

Cited by 15 publications

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Pharmacists Who Screen and Discuss Opioid Misuse With Patients

Pharmacists Who Screen and Discuss Opioid Misuse With Patients

Information security and privacy in healthcare: current state of research

The Impact of Electronic Prescribing on the Professionalization of Community Pharmacists: A Qualitative Study of Pharmacists’ Perception

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