Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Faculty
Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science
School
School of Computer and Security Science
RAS ID
19682
Abstract
In a health system increasingly driven by cost constraints, there is a focus on improved electronic transfer of information to support healthcare delivery. One area of healthcare that has moved more quickly than others to achieve this is prescribing in the primary care environment. Whilst the move to electronic transfer of prescriptions has reduced transcription errors, the regulatory environment persists with handwritten signatures. This constraint, whilst addressed slowly with technology solutions, needs support from legislative change. The ultimate step is to have a secure mobile model, which would support the move to a fully-electronic, paperless transaction model.
DOI
10.3233/978-1-61499-558-6-114
Creative Commons License
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Health and Medical Administration Commons, Health Information Technology Commons, Information Security Commons
Comments
Htat, K. K., Williams, P. A. H. & McCauley, V. (2015). ). The hare and the hortoise [sic]: The potential versus the reality of eTP implementation. In A. Georgiou, H. Grain, & L. K. Schaper (Eds). (2015). Driving reform: Digital health is everyone's business. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 214. IOS Press ebooks. Selected papers from the 23rd Australian national Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2015), held in Brisbane, Australia, in August 2015. p. 114-120. Original paper Available here.