Impact of Electronic Health Record Interface Design on Unsafe Prescribing of Ciclosporin, Tacrolimus, and Diltiazem: Cohort Study in English National Health Service Primary Care.

Brian Mackenna Sebastian C J Bacon Alex J Walker Helen J Curtis Richard Croker Alex J Walker

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2020)

Design choices in EHR systems strongly influence safe prescribing of ciclosporin, tacrolimus, and diltiazem, and breaches are prevalent in general practices in England. We recommend that all EHR vendors review their systems to increase safe prescribing of these medicines in line with national guidance. Almost all clinical practice is now mediated through an EHR system; further quantitative research into the effect of EHR system design on clinical practice is long overdue.

Keyphrases

electronic health record
primary care
clinical practice
adverse drug
clinical decision support
quality improvement
general practice
emergency department
healthcare
high resolution
mass spectrometry