This book discusses the basic principles of design and implementation of secondary care electronic medicines management systems, and the likely impact of their design and configuration on benefits realization, hospital workflow and clinical practice.

Over the next few years, the Connecting for Health IT programme for the NHS in England is due to implement electronic prescribing systems at all hospitals in England. Furthermore, the other UK countries are likely to follow suit with clinical IT implementation programmes, and these developments will generate interest in electronic prescribing at European and international level. There is therefore likely to be an exponential growth in the significance of electronic prescribing over the next ten years. 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.

Updated publication solely devoted to electronic medicines management in the secondary care setting Describes the design and benefits issues with electronic medicines management Discusses these issues in the broader context of the law, ethics and professional practices of the healthcare system

Autorentext

Stephen Goundrey-Smith is a pharmacist, specialising in pharmacy informatics, digital practice and medicines system safety. He has worked as a researcher and consultant in electronic prescribing, digital medicines, healthcare systems and pharmacy professionalism for almost 25 years. Stephen qualified as a pharmacist in 1989, and has worked variously in hospital and community pharmacy, in the international pharmaceutical industry and as a prescribing and pharmacy software analyst in the healthcare IT industry. He has a MSc in Information Science, and a PhD in Medical Ethics. He is the author of two books on pharmacy IT - Principles of Electronic Prescribing and IT in Pharmacy: An Integrated Approach (1st Edition) as well as two books on the ethics of futuristic biomedical innovation. He has published widely and is a regular conference speaker in both pharmacy informatics and technology and medical/technological ethics.

Klappentext

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.

Inhalt

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