Seeks to identify physicians' perceptions of possibilities and obstacles prior to implementing a computerised drug prescribing support system. Details a descriptive, qualitative study, with semi‐structured individual interviews of 21 physicians in the Accident and Emergency Department of South Stockholm General Hospital. Identifies four descriptive categories for possibilities and obstacles. Concludes that gaining access to patient drug history enables physicians to carry out work in a professional way – a need the computerised prescription support system was not developed for and thus cannot fulfil. Alerts and producer‐independent drug information are valuable in reducing workload. However, technical prerequisites form the base for a successful implementation. Time must be given to adapt to new ways of working.
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June 01 2004
Physicians' perceptions of possibilities and obstacles prior to implementing a computerised drug prescribing support system Available to Purchase
P. Bastholm Rahmner;
P. Bastholm Rahmner
Behavioural Scientist, Stockholm County Council, Division of Drug Management and Informatics, Huddinge, Sweden, also at the Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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E. Andersén‐Karlsson;
E. Andersén‐Karlsson
Senior Doctor and Associate Professor at the Department of Medicine, South Stockholm General Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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T. Arnhjort;
T. Arnhjort
Head of Physicians in the Accident and Emergency Department, South Stockholm General Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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M. Eliasson;
M. Eliasson
Project Leader of Pilot Tests, Stockholm County Council, Division of Drug Management and Informatics, Huddinge, Sweden.
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L.‐L. Gustafsson;
L.‐L. Gustafsson
Stockholm County Council, Division of Drug Management and Informatics, Stockholm, Sweden and is Professor, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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L. Jacobsson;
L. Jacobsson
Head of Development at Stockholm County Council, Division of Drug Management and Informatics, Huddinge, Sweden.
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M.‐L. Ovesjö;
M.‐L. Ovesjö
Stockholm County Council, Division of Drug Management and Informatics, Huddinge, Sweden.
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U. Rosenqvist;
U. Rosenqvist
Professor, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Health Service Research, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden.
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S. Sjöviker;
S. Sjöviker
S. Sjöviker is a Research Nurse at Stockholm County Council, Division of Drug Management and Informatics, Huddinge, Sweden.
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G. Tomson;
G. Tomson
Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden and is Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of International Health Care Research (IHCAR), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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I. Holmström
I. Holmström
Scientist at the Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Health Service Research, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-6542
Print ISSN: 0952-6862
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2004
Int J Health Care Qual Assur (2004) 17 (4): 173–179.
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Bastholm Rahmner P, Andersén‐Karlsson E, Arnhjort T, Eliasson M, Gustafsson L, Jacobsson L, Ovesjö M, Rosenqvist U, Sjöviker S, Tomson G, Holmström I (2004), "Physicians' perceptions of possibilities and obstacles prior to implementing a computerised drug prescribing support system". Int J Health Care Qual Assur, Vol. 17 No. 4 pp. 173–179, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/09526860410541487
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