Physician and Pharmacist Medication Decision-Making in the Time of Electronic Health Records: Mixed-Methods Study.
Kathryn MercerCatherine Marie BurnsLisa M GuirguisJessie ChinMaman Joyce DogbaLisa R DolovichLine GuénetteLaurie JenkinsFrance LégaréAnnette M McKinnonJosephine McMurrayKhrystine WakedKelly Anne GrindrodPublished in: JMIR human factors (2018)
We observed limited communication and collaboration between primary care providers and pharmacists when managing medications. Pharmacists were missing key information around reason for use, and physicians required accurate information around adherence. EHRs are a potential tool to help clinicians communicate information to resolve this issue. EHRs need to be designed to facilitate interprofessional medication management so that pharmacists and physicians can move beyond task-based work toward a collaborative approach.
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