Uptake of Electronic Prescribing in Community-Based Practices
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 29 March 2008Open access
Michael A. Fischer, Christine Vogeli, Margaret Stedman, Timothy G. Ferris, Joel S. Weissman
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Multivariable models showed that younger clinicians, pediatricians, and prescribers in larger practices exhibited higher uptake rates as a proportion of total prescriptions, and clinician use of e-prescribing increased steadily in the first 12 months of an initiative sponsoring e-Prescribing systems.
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Clinician use of e-prescribing increased steadily in the first 12 months of an initiative sponsoring e-prescribing systems. Uptake of e-prescribing was only partial, with younger clinicians and pediatricians more likely to use the system. Research to understand why prescribers vary in their use of e-prescribing and to develop techniques to encourage more wide-spread adoption will be an important priority for future studies.
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