Principles of Electronic Prescribing

• Main Author: Goundrey-Smith, Stephen (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
• Series: Health Informatics,
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Public health.; Health informatics.; Nursing.; Medicine & Public Health.; Health Informatics.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Public Health.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

Electronic prescribing (EP) is a complex discipline, the success of which relies on the successful interplay of system design, data support and clinical practice. It represents the use of electronic systems to facilitate and enhance communication of a prescription or medicine order, and improves leg...