Electronic prescribing systems as tools to improve patient care: a learning health systems approach to increase guideline concordant prescribing for venous thromboembolism prevention.

Suzy GallierA TophamP NightingaleM GarrickI WoolhouseM A BerryT PankhurstElizabeth SapeyS Ball

Published in: BMC medical informatics and decision making (2022)

An EPS-systems approach was more effective in improving sustained guideline-compliant VTE prevention over time. Non-compliance remained at 8-5% despite this mandated system. Further research is needed to assess the potential reasons for this.

Keyphrases

venous thromboembolism
primary care
direct oral anticoagulants
adverse drug
risk assessment
human health
atrial fibrillation