Trine S. Bergmo
Norwegian Centre for E-health Research, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
Anette Vik Jøsendal
Norwegian Centre for E-health Research, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway / Department of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Norway
Elin Johnsen
Norwegian Centre for E-health Research, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Published in: SHI 2019. Proceedings of the 17th Scandinavian Conference on Health Informatics, November 12-13, 2019, Oslo, Norway
Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 161:1, p. 1-6
Published: 2019-11-07
ISBN: 978-91-7929-957-6
ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)
Multidose dispensed drugs (MDD) is a machine-dispensed system packing drugs in unit-of-use disposable bags. MDD is still prescribed using paper and fax. There is now an ongoing national effort to introduce e- prescribing of MDD similar to ordinary e-prescriptions. In this paper, we analyse how some of the first GPs, nurses and pharmacists who started using the system in 2018 experienced the start-up. We found four factors affecting the transition. These were technical readiness; sufficient time to make the first medication list; appointed contact persons for support and questions; and, sufficient information and training in using the new system prior to start-up.
