Researchers formed eight focus groups at three primary-care sites. Each site was in a different stage of e-prescribing implementation: pre-implementation, transition and post-implementation. Questionnaires were distributed to physicians and staff about their perceptions of e-prescribing implementation.
Results showed the surveyed healthcare workers recognized the immediate benefits of e-prescribing, including improved availability of clinical information, prescribing efficiencies, improved care coordination and improved documentation. Overall, respondents demonstrated positive attitudes, and no one wished to return to paper-based prescribing.
Read the study about e-prescribing.
Read other coverage about e-prescribing:
– NCPDP Releases New Standard and Enhancements to E-Prescribing SCRIPT Standard
– Generic Prescriptions May Cause EMR Headaches
– GAO to CMS: E-prescribing and EHR Programs Need Better Alignment
