Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP
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Res Social Adm Pharm · Sep 2014
Effects of computerized physician order entry on medication turnaround time and orders requiring pharmacist intervention.
Previous studies have demonstrated that computerized physician order entry (CPOE) of prescriptions reduces both turnaround time (TAT) and medication errors. However, these studies have been performed primarily in large academic centers with a relatively small number of medication orders. As such, many studies investigating the impact of CPOE on the level of pharmacist intervention have yielded conflicting results. ⋯ Medication orders entered via CPOE are associated with a significant reduction in medication TAT and less likely to require pharmacist intervention. Use of CPOE may improve quality of patient care and efficiency of health care delivery.
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Res Social Adm Pharm · Sep 2014
Learning to work with electronic patient records and prescription charts: experiences and perceptions of hospital pharmacists.
The use of electronic patient records (EPR) and electronic prescribing systems (such as electronic patient medication and administration records (EPMAR)) have many benefits. Changes and problems can result, however. Anecdotally, how pharmacists respond to system introduction varies greatly; there is very little information regarding pharmacists' experience in the literature. ⋯ For implementation success of EPR and EPMAR systems, pharmacists need to be taught not just the practicalities of system use, but also how to ensure that patients remain the focus of care, in response to the professional changes that may well occur following computerization.