Estimating the impact on patient safety of enabling the digital transfer of patients’ prescription information in the English NHS

Camacho, Elizabeth; P. Gavan, Sean; N. Keers, Richard; Chuter, Antony; Elliott, Rachel

doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016675

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Estimating the impact on patient safety of enabling the digital transfer of patients’ prescription information in the English NHS

Published in BMJ Quality & Safety • Mar 26, 2024

Authors:

Elizabeth Camacho

Sean P. Gavan

Richard N. Keers

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the number and burden of medication errors associated with prescription information transfer within the National Health Service (NHS) in England and the impact of implementing an interoperable prescription information system (a single digital prescribing record shared across ...

Subject

Medicine

Medical prescription

Activity-based costing

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