Samadbeik Mahnaz, Ahmadi Maryam, Sadoughi Farahnaz, Garavand Ali
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Health Information Management Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Res Pharm Pract. 2017 Jan-Mar;6(1):3-11. doi: 10.4103/2279-042X.200993.
This review study aimed to compare the electronic prescription systems in five selected countries (Denmark, Finland, Sweden, England, and the United States). Compared developed countries were selected by the identified selection process from the countries that have electronic prescription systems. Required data were collected by searching the valid databases, most widely used search engines, and visiting websites related to the national electronic prescription system of each country and also sending E-mails to the related organizations using specifically designed data collection forms. The findings showed that the electronic prescription system was used at the national, state, local, and area levels in the studied countries and covered the whole prescription process or part of it. There were capabilities of creating electronic prescription, decision support, electronically transmitting prescriptions from prescriber systems to the pharmacies, retrieving the electronic prescription at the pharmacy, electronic refilling prescriptions in all studied countries. The patient, prescriber, and dispenser were main human actors, as well as the prescribing and dispensing providers were main system actors of the Electronic Prescription Service. The selected countries have accurate, regular, and systematic plans to use electronic prescription system, and health ministry of these countries was responsible for coordinating and leading the electronic health. It is suggested to use experiences and programs of the leading countries to design and develop the electronic prescription systems.
本综述研究旨在比较五个选定国家(丹麦、芬兰、瑞典、英国和美国)的电子处方系统。通过从拥有电子处方系统的国家中经确定的选择过程挑选出被比较的发达国家。所需数据通过搜索有效数据库、最广泛使用的搜索引擎、访问与每个国家国家电子处方系统相关的网站以及使用专门设计的数据收集表向相关组织发送电子邮件来收集。研究结果表明,在所研究的国家中,电子处方系统在国家、州、地方和地区层面使用,涵盖了整个处方过程或部分过程。所有研究国家都具备创建电子处方、决策支持、将处方从开处方者系统电子传输到药房、在药房检索电子处方、电子重新开处方的能力。患者、开处方者和药剂师是主要的人为参与者,以及开处方和配药提供者是电子处方服务的主要系统参与者。选定国家有准确、定期和系统的使用电子处方系统的计划,这些国家的卫生部负责协调和引领电子健康。建议借鉴领先国家的经验和项目来设计和开发电子处方系统。