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Principles of Electronic Prescribing [electronic resource] / by Stephen Goundrey-Smith.

By: Goundrey-Smith, Stephen [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Health Informatics: Publisher: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2012Edition: 2nd ed. 2012.Description: X, 183 p. 16 illus., 7 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781447140450.Subject(s): Medicine | Family medicine | Public health | Medical records -- Data processing | Nursing | Medicine & Public Health | Health Informatics | Medicine/Public Health, general | Public Health | General Practice / Family Medicine | NursingDDC classification: 502.85 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
1.Philosophical & Social Framework of Electronic Medicines Management -- 2. History and Context of Electronic Prescribing in the US and UK -- 3.Organization Benefits of Electronic Prescribing -- 4.EP Systems as a Risk Management Tool -- 5.Data Support for Electronic Medicines Management -- 6. Electronic Medicines Management: Support for Professional Practice -- 7. Electronic Medicines Management and Non-Medical Prescribing -- 8.Electronic Prescribing and Future Priorities.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: There is now considerable experience of implementing electronic prescribing systems in hospitals in the United States, the United Kingdom and other healthcare economies, with clear evidence that a well-designed electronic prescribing system can improve patient safety and quality of care. There is therefore likely to be an exponential growth in the significance of electronic prescribing over the next ten years.   This second edition of Principles of Electronic Prescribing discusses the basic principles of design and implementation of secondary care electronic medicines management systems, and how their design and configuration can impact on benefits realization, hospital workflow and clinical practice. It will therefore be of considerable interest to all involved in the management of these systems, from healthcare administrators to pharmacists to the clinicians prescribing these medicines.
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1.Philosophical & Social Framework of Electronic Medicines Management -- 2. History and Context of Electronic Prescribing in the US and UK -- 3.Organization Benefits of Electronic Prescribing -- 4.EP Systems as a Risk Management Tool -- 5.Data Support for Electronic Medicines Management -- 6. Electronic Medicines Management: Support for Professional Practice -- 7. Electronic Medicines Management and Non-Medical Prescribing -- 8.Electronic Prescribing and Future Priorities.

There is now considerable experience of implementing electronic prescribing systems in hospitals in the United States, the United Kingdom and other healthcare economies, with clear evidence that a well-designed electronic prescribing system can improve patient safety and quality of care. There is therefore likely to be an exponential growth in the significance of electronic prescribing over the next ten years.   This second edition of Principles of Electronic Prescribing discusses the basic principles of design and implementation of secondary care electronic medicines management systems, and how their design and configuration can impact on benefits realization, hospital workflow and clinical practice. It will therefore be of considerable interest to all involved in the management of these systems, from healthcare administrators to pharmacists to the clinicians prescribing these medicines.

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