A health technology network approach to quality improvement – Optimizing E-prescribing

Background: The benefits from adopting e-prescribing are well-established, having significantly improved the quality and efficiency of patient care as compared to traditional paper prescriptions. However, this technology is only as beneficial as its appropriate development, implementation and utilization. When technology is insufficient and e-prescriptions are sub-optimally written, not only are the benefits from this technology lost, but new challenges and risks are introduced. Thus, significant quality-improvement opportunities remain for ensuring e-prescribing ’s advantages are fully realized.

Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy - May 1, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Stacy Ward-Charlerie, Yuze Yang, Joshua Ruiz, Michael Lessard, Jaime Smith Source Type: research