Table 3 Results of suggested interventions per type of prescription.
From: Assessment of ePrescription quality: an observational study at three mail-order pharmacies
Type of clarification contact | All prescriptions | Refill prescriptions | New ePrescriptions | New non-electronic prescriptions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | (N = 312) | % | (N = 86) | % | (N = 147) | % | (N = 79) | % |
Contact with prescriber | 247 | 79.2 | 64 | 74.4 | 123 | 83.7 | 60 | 75.9 |
- suggestion accepted | 192 | 61.5 | 50 | 58.1 | 91 | 61.9 | 51 | 64.6 |
- suggestion accepted with modification | 29 | 9.3 | 10 | 11.6 | 14 | 9.5 | 5 | 6.3 |
- suggestion not accepted | 14 | 4.5 | 1 | 1.2 | 11 | 7.5 | 2 | 2.5 |
- other | 10 | 3.2 | 2 | 2.3 | 7 | 4.8 | 1 | 1.3 |
Missing value | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 1.2 | - | - | 1 | 1.3 |
Unsuccessful attempt to contact the prescriber | 65 | 20.8 | 22 | 25.6 | 24 | 16.3 | 19 | 24.1 |