Electronic Prescription Writer

Faculty

Needs Statement

Poorly legible penmanship, incomplete dose information, and  the absence of point of care interaction checking (drug to drug interactions and patient drug allergies),  substantially increases the risk and occurrence of medication errors.  Pharmacy inquiry to physician offices to clarify prescription information add inefficiency to the process, and negatively affects the timeliness of patients' receipt of needed medications. The proposed educational activity frames the problem and introduces the intervention, that is the adoption of an electronic prescription writer (Rx Writer). The moderate complexity of the Rx Writer dictates formal introduction of the product.

Target Audience

Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Pharmacists

Objectives

1. Discuss the benefits to patient safety of using an electronic prescription writer.
2. Employ SCM prescription writer functionality to write patient prescriptions to print.
3. Print patient medication report summaries as appropriate.

Accreditation

CME
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine presents this activity for educational purposes only. Participants are expected to utilize their own expertise and judgment while engaged in the practice of medicine. The content of the presentations is provided solely by presenters who have been selected for presentations because of recognized expertise in their field.

CPE
The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

This knowledge-based activity has been assigned ACPE # 022-000-09-061-H04-P and will award 1.00 contact hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education credit in states that recognize ACPE providers.

Statements of credit will indicate hours and CEUs based on participation and will be issued online at the conclusion of the activity. Successful completion includes completing the activity, its accompanying evaluation and/or posttest (score 70% or higher) and requesting credit online at the conclusion of the activity. The College complies with the Accreditation Standards for Continuing Pharmacy Education.

Faculty Disclosure

The Planning Committee and Cheryl Stewart have nothing to disclose at the release date of this activity. Dr Charles Campbell has the following to disclose at the release of this activity: Speaker for Merck and Schering Plough.