Perceptions of standards-based electronic prescribing systems as implemented in outpatient primary care: a physician survey.

Jason Wang; Mihir H. Patel; Anthony J. Schueth; Melissa Bradley; Shinyi Wu; Jesse C. Crosson; Peter A. Glassman; Douglas Bell

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Perceptions of standards-based electronic prescribing systems as implemented in outpatient primary care: a physician survey.

July 15, 2009

Wang J, Patel MH, Schueth AJ, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009;16(4):493-502.

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This study found that physicians generally noted the potential patient safety benefits of an electronic prescribing system, though adoption was adversely affected by perceptions of poor usability.

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