An exploratory study of barriers and facilitators to the use of electronic prescribing

Reza Nikanfar¹

IOI Code : XGEE-HHKBD
Publication : 2nd International Conference on Researches in Accounting, Economics, Management & Humanities(meaconf.com/2nd)
Abstract :
    Introduction: Human, registration and system errors in paper prescriptions can cause adverse effects on patients and worsen their condition. Electronic prescribing solves some of the complexities of medicine and many related problems. Therefore, this exploratory study was conducted with the aim of explaining the barriers and facilitators of electronic prescribing. Methodology: The current research is a qualitative study with a contractual content analysis approach. insurance experts at the executive and managerial levels of health insurance organizations, social security, armed forces and relief committee were selected by purposeful sampling and maximum diversity. Data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews and simultaneously analyzed. MAXQDA version 2020 software was used for data analysis. Findings: Two main categories of barriers and facilitators of electronic prescription implementation were found. Improving the quality of treatment, the efficiency of the insurance system and the management of the organization s resources were extracted as facilitators of electronic prescribing. Conclusion: The success of electronic prescribing depends on the provision of the necessary infrastructure, but in addition, the necessary conditions for users and providers must be provided, and the necessary training must be completed. Keywords: electronic prescribing, insurance, barriers, facilitator

Keywords : electronic prescribing insurance barriers facilitator