The state of national electronic prescription systems in the EU in 2018 with special consideration given to interoperability issues

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11110%2F20%3A10417101" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11110/20:10417101 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/68407700:21460/20:00341541 RIV/00064165:_____/20:10417101

Result on the web

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=rktkYnrFHV" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=rktkYnrFHV</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2020.104205" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2020.104205</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The state of national electronic prescription systems in the EU in 2018 with special consideration given to interoperability issues

Original language description

Introduction: The electronic prescribing system (EPS) is now widely used in the USA and largely also in EU member countries. Nevertheless, comparisons of different EPS are very scarce. Whilst the EU strives for cross-border interoperability in healthcare, the aim of this study is to provide a contemporary account of the state of national EPS in such countries. Methods: For the sake of consistency the state of each of the EPS as of the end of 2018 was researched using an e-mail questionnaire. Respondents were chosen from among authors who have previously published studies on electronic prescriptions. Results: Data on EPS was gathered from 23 out of the 28 EU member states. In 2018 EPS was in daily use in 19 EU states, and one further country had a pilot project, whereas the remaining 3 were only at the planning stage. Most of the EPS do not differ significantly in basic design, however authentication procedures vary substantially. Discussion: There is a significant increase in EPS usage in EU countries as compared with previous studies. Cross-border interoperability in the EU is still limited, and further advancement might be hampered by differences in authentication procedures. Conclusion: Although it was not possible to acquire data from all the EU countries, this study shows the present state of electronic prescription in most of them and demonstrates continuous development in this area.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30502 - Other medical science

Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

International Journal of Medical Informatics

ISSN

1386-5056

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

141

Issue of the periodical within the volume

September

Country of publishing house

IE - IRELAND

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

104205

UT code for WoS article

000579780700030

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85085545690