A nationwide computerized patient medication history: Evaluation of the Austrian pilot project "e-Medikation"

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 655-669

  Ammenwerth, Elske ^a   Duftschmid, Georg ^b   Gall, Walter ^b   Hackl, Werner O ^a   Hoerbst, Alexander ^a   Janzek Hawlat, Stefan ^b   Jeske, Martina ^c   Jung, Martin ^a   Woertz, Klemens ^a   Dorda, Wolfgang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Electronic health records; Evaluation studies; Medical order entry systems; Medication reconciliation; Patient safety; Pharmacy services; Prescriptions

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SURVEYS;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; EVALUATION STUDY; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACY SERVICES; PRESCRIPTIONS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVALUATION STUDY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT HISTORY OF THERAPY; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEHEALTH; WORKFLOW; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION;

AUSTRIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84904463997     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2014.06.004     Document Type: Article

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