Overview of the study:
Reading Farre et al., (2016), it has been evident that many prescribed opioids that are meant to get rid of pain when one suffers accident or injury, turned out to be addictive. This can lead to the situation where the prescriptions can be easily forged and taken out to get the addictive pills. Moreover, the handwritten prescriptions are outdated as well and without the proper concern from the doctors, the pharmacists are also found to get wrong at times to give medicines (Nanji et al., 2014). Electronic prescriptions will help to overcome these issues and there will be a direct link between the doctor and the pharmacy. This is a unique way to stop the effect of opioids and reduce the rate of deaths due to overdose of drugs. According to the Section 3302, Article 33 of the Public Health Law, introduction of electronic prescriptions can be legalised (Gagnon et al., 2015). However, there are certain situations when other forms of prescriptions can also hold equal validity.
The objectives of the research:
- To evaluate the importance of electronic prescription in the hospitals in Pennsylvania
- To find out the factors that lead to the decision of converting hand written prescription to electronic prescription
- To recommend better solutions to overcome the issues evident in the recent time due to hand written prescriptions
Research question:
How does the introduction of electronic prescription in a hospital in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania will help to overcome the issues related to forge prescription and drugs addiction?
SMART evidence:
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Analysis
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Specific:
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Introducing the e-prescription in Pennsylvania has been in debate for a long time and the official announcement of the same is due. With the legal announcement of the electronic prescription, the old prescriptions will no longer hold value.
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Gagnon et al., (2015)
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Measurable:
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The effectiveness and the acceptability of the electronic prescription can be measured by the means of conducting primary research among experienced doctors and social activists. The feedback and consent from these doctors will help to measure the relevance of the topic.
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Porterfield, Engelbert & Coustasse, (2014)
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Achievable:
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There has been much debate going on this topic. Therefore, there is enough information on the pros and cons of the electronic prescription. In fact, it has become a debatable issue for the doctors and practitioners as well and so, it is expected that there would be no issue in conducting the research. Thus, it is achievable.
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Qureshi et al., (2015)
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Relevant:
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The objectives of the research are clear and relevant as well. The main concern is the importance of electronic prescription and the factors that lead to this particular decision. Thus, the research holds relevance in the contemporary time.
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Ratanawongsa et al., (2017)
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Timely:
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The research shall focus on secondary data and qualitative analysis by the means of semi structured interview. There will be no quantitative analysis and thus, the research can be completed within the stipulated time.
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Nanji et al., (2014)
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References:
Farre, A., Bem, D., Heath, G., Shaw, K., & Cummins, C. (2016). Perceptions and experiences of the implementation, management, use and optimisation of electronic prescribing systems in hospital settings: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative studies. BMJ open, 6(7), e011858.
Gagnon, M. P., Payne-Gagnon, J., Sicotte, C., Langué-Dubé, J. A., & Motulsky, A. (2015). Connecting primary care clinics and community pharmacies through a nationwide electronic prescribing network: a qualitative study. Journal of innovation in health informatics, 22(3), 359-367.
Nanji, K. C., Rothschild, J. M., Boehne, J. J., Keohane, C. A., Ash, J. S., & Poon, E. G. (2014). Unrealized potential and residual consequences of electronic prescribing on pharmacy workflow in the outpatient pharmacy. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 21(3), 481-486.
Porterfield, A., Engelbert, K., & Coustasse, A. (2014). Electronic prescribing: improving the efficiency and accuracy of prescribing in the ambulatory care setting. Perspectives in health information management, 11(Spring).
Qureshi, N. A., Dossari, D. S. A., Zaagi, I. A. A., Bedah, A. M. A., Abudalli, A. N. S., & Koenig, H. G. (2015). Electronic Health Records, Electronic Prescribing and Medication Errors: A Systematic Review of Literature, 2000-2014.
Ratanawongsa, N., Chan, L. L., Fouts, M. M., & Murphy, E. J. (2017). The Challenges of Electronic Health Records and Diabetes Electronic Prescribing: Implications for Safety Net Care for Diverse Populations. Journal of diabetes research, 2017.
