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dc.contributor.advisorWarholak, Terrien
dc.contributor.authorMorales, Armando
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, Lily
dc.contributor.authorRuddy, Tyler
dc.contributor.authorVelasquez, Ronald
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-19T17:50:06Z
dc.date.available2017-06-19T17:50:06Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/624207
dc.descriptionClass of 2017 Abstracten
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To evaluate the perceptions of the pharmacy staff on prescription errors, efficiency, and difficulty of use before and after implementation of a new pharmacy computer system. Subjects: Employees of El Rio Community Health Center outpatient pharmacies located at the Congress, Northwest, and El Pueblo Clinics. Methods: This study was of a retrospective pre-post design. A 5-question survey on error rates and workflow efficiency was distributed to pharmacists and technicians 6 months after a new computer system had been implemented. Participants of the study included employees of El Rio Community Health Center outpatient pharmacies who were employed with El Rio during the time of transition between the old and new computer systems. Results: Questionnaire responses were completed by 10 (41.7%) technicians and 6 (66.7%) pharmacists at three El Rio Clinics. There was an increase in perceived efficiency between the new (Liberty) (n=17, 94.4%) and old (QS1) (n=11, 61.1%) computer systems (p<0.05). There were no significant differences in perceived difficulty of use, most common types of errors, error rates, and time to fix detected errors. Conclusions: While there were no significant differences between Liberty and QS1 in perceived difficulty of use, most common types of errors, error rates, and time to correct detected errors, there was a significant difference in the perceived efficiency, which may have beneficial implications.
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en
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dc.subjectElectronic Prescribingen
dc.subjectMedication Errorsen
dc.subjectElectronic Prescription Systemen
dc.subject.meshElectronic Prescribingen
dc.subject.meshMedication Errorsen
dc.titleImplementation of an Electronic Prescription System and its Effect on Perceived Error Rates, Efficiency, and Difficulty of Useen_US
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dc.typeElectronic Reporten
dc.contributor.departmentCollege of Pharmacy, The University of Arizonaen
dc.description.collectioninformationThis item is part of the Pharmacy Student Research Projects collection, made available by the College of Pharmacy and the University Libraries at the University of Arizona. For more information about items in this collection, please contact Jennifer Martin, Librarian and Clinical Instructor, Pharmacy Practice and Science, jenmartin@email.arizona.edu.en
refterms.dateFOA2018-09-11T20:13:17Z
html.description.abstractObjectives: To evaluate the perceptions of the pharmacy staff on prescription errors, efficiency, and difficulty of use before and after implementation of a new pharmacy computer system. Subjects: Employees of El Rio Community Health Center outpatient pharmacies located at the Congress, Northwest, and El Pueblo Clinics. Methods: This study was of a retrospective pre-post design. A 5-question survey on error rates and workflow efficiency was distributed to pharmacists and technicians 6 months after a new computer system had been implemented. Participants of the study included employees of El Rio Community Health Center outpatient pharmacies who were employed with El Rio during the time of transition between the old and new computer systems. Results: Questionnaire responses were completed by 10 (41.7%) technicians and 6 (66.7%) pharmacists at three El Rio Clinics. There was an increase in perceived efficiency between the new (Liberty) (n=17, 94.4%) and old (QS1) (n=11, 61.1%) computer systems (p<0.05). There were no significant differences in perceived difficulty of use, most common types of errors, error rates, and time to fix detected errors. Conclusions: While there were no significant differences between Liberty and QS1 in perceived difficulty of use, most common types of errors, error rates, and time to correct detected errors, there was a significant difference in the perceived efficiency, which may have beneficial implications.


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