Short revision on the current status of the electronic prescription module of the eHR in Andalusia Region and the available tools improving patient safety. CDSS may avoid interactions, unnecessary duplications, undetected allergies and many others.
9. Use of the eâPrescription module in Andalusia
Handâwritten                Printed by PC                 eâPrescription             Â
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Year
Percentage of the different types of prescription in the Andalusian PublicÂ
Healthcare System from 2004 to 2010
17. % of unnecessarily repeated drugs avoided in elderlyÂ
patients receiving multiple medication after theÂ
introduction of a Medical Decision Support SystemÂ
for prescription
Andalusia average:Â
55% of reduction
67
64
62 62 62 63
59 59 59 59 60 60
57 57 57 57
54 54 54 55 55 55 55
52 53 53
50 51
48 48 49
43
41
S
DM
N
U
C
X
GR
SC
BC
E
N
SG
HC
S
CS
L
JS
DC
O
AA
A
JN
N
G
PO
JC
Primary care Districts