BACKGROUND Although electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) holds promise for preventing
prescription errors in the ambulatory setting, research on its effectiveness is inconclusive …

Article-at-a-Glance Background Health policy forces are promoting the adoption of
interoperable electronic health records (EHRs) with electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) …

Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) is an important part of the nation's push to enhance the
safety and quality of the prescribing process. E-prescribing allows providers in the …

Background Electronic prescribing has been advocated as an important tool for improving
the safety and quality of medication use in ambulatory settings. However, widespread …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Healthcare providers previously using older electronic health
records (EHRs) with electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) are transitioning to newer systems …

While electronic prescribing has been shown to reduce medication errors and improve
prescribing safety, it is vulnerable to error-prone processes. We review six intersecting areas …

Objectives To measure the incidence and nature of prescribing errors on electronic
prescriptions (e-prescriptions) that required active intervention by dispensing pharmacists to …

Background While electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) systems with drug interaction and
allergy alerts promise to improve medication safety in ambulatory care, clinicians often …

What is already known about this subject• Electronic prescribing has been shown to reduce
prescribing errors in US hospitals.• However we know little about its effect on prescribing …

Objective: To compare the experiences of e-prescribing users and nonusers regarding
prescription safety and workload and to assess the use of information from two e-prescribing …