Designing, implementing and evaluating e-prescription: a field study and comparison with PSIP results

Constanza Riccioli; Pietro Cacciabue; Mauro Campanini; Martin Jung; Romaric Marcilly

doi:10.3233/978-1-60750-740-6-105

Designing, implementing and evaluating e-prescription: a field study and comparison with PSIP results

Constanza Riccioli
, Pietro Cacciabue
, Mauro Campanini
, Martin Jung
, Romaric Marcilly

KITE Solutions (SNC)
Polytechnic University of Milan
Ospedale Maggiore
Private University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology
Inserm CIC-IT

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Abstract

E-prescription is amongst the most widespread medical electronic support functions. However, several studies reported acceptance and utilisation rates not as high as expected.

This paper performs firstly an analysis of the literature on e-prescription characteristics and functionalities especially with respect to their actual usage. Then a specific field study was conducted in an Internal Medicine ward, to investigate human factor issues associated to the introduction of an e-prescription system.

Finally, the findings of the field study are framed within the actual implementation of various electronic support outputs resulting from the European Project “Patient safety through intelligent procedures in medication” (PSIP). The results show the importance of a systemic view when designing, implementing and evaluating medical support systems, as the pre-existing structures and tools largely influence the impact of those systems and their effects.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Patient safety informatics - adverse drug events, human factors and IT tools for patient medication safety
Editors	Vassilis Koutkias, Julie Niès, Sanne Jensen, Nicos Maglaveras, Régis Beuscart
Place of Publication	Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	105-115
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9781607507406
ISBN (Print)	9781607507390
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-60750-740-6-105
Publication status	Published - Jan 2011
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Studies in health technology and informatics
Publisher	IOS Press
Volume	166
ISSN (Print)	0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-8365

Keywords

e-prescription
medical support systems
field studies
human factors
usability

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Riccioli, C., Cacciabue, P., Campanini, M., Jung, M., & Marcilly, R. (2011). Designing, implementing and evaluating e-prescription: a field study and comparison with PSIP results. In V. Koutkias, J. Niès, S. Jensen, N. Maglaveras, & R. Beuscart (Eds.), Patient safety informatics - adverse drug events, human factors and IT tools for patient medication safety (pp. 105-115). (Studies in health technology and informatics; Vol. 166). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-60750-740-6-105

Riccioli, Constanza ; Cacciabue, Pietro ; Campanini, Mauro et al. / Designing, implementing and evaluating e-prescription : a field study and comparison with PSIP results. Patient safety informatics - adverse drug events, human factors and IT tools for patient medication safety. editor / Vassilis Koutkias ; Julie Niès ; Sanne Jensen ; Nicos Maglaveras ; Régis Beuscart. Amsterdam, The Netherlands : IOS Press, 2011. pp. 105-115 (Studies in health technology and informatics).

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Riccioli, C, Cacciabue, P, Campanini, M, Jung, M & Marcilly, R 2011, Designing, implementing and evaluating e-prescription: a field study and comparison with PSIP results. in V Koutkias, J Niès, S Jensen, N Maglaveras & R Beuscart (eds), Patient safety informatics - adverse drug events, human factors and IT tools for patient medication safety. Studies in health technology and informatics, vol. 166, IOS Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 105-115. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-60750-740-6-105

Designing, implementing and evaluating e-prescription: a field study and comparison with PSIP results. / Riccioli, Constanza; Cacciabue, Pietro; Campanini, Mauro et al.
Patient safety informatics - adverse drug events, human factors and IT tools for patient medication safety. ed. / Vassilis Koutkias; Julie Niès; Sanne Jensen; Nicos Maglaveras; Régis Beuscart. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: IOS Press, 2011. p. 105-115 (Studies in health technology and informatics; Vol. 166).

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Riccioli C, Cacciabue P, Campanini M, Jung M, Marcilly R. Designing, implementing and evaluating e-prescription: a field study and comparison with PSIP results. In Koutkias V, Niès J, Jensen S, Maglaveras N, Beuscart R, editors, Patient safety informatics - adverse drug events, human factors and IT tools for patient medication safety. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: IOS Press. 2011. p. 105-115. (Studies in health technology and informatics). doi: 10.3233/978-1-60750-740-6-105

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