title: The combination of collaborative drug therapy management and E-prescribing.
abstract: Many discussions regarding electronic prescribing (E-prescribing) continue to focus on "who" should be responsible for building the communication platform: retail pharmacy or managed care. National pharmacy practice experts were interviewed to discuss a broader question: Given the potential for E-prescribing to reduce medication errors and improve communication between pharmacists and physicians, and given the increasing trend toward formal arrangements between pharmacists and physicians to establish collaborative drug therapy management (CDTM) practice settings, what are the implications for the practice of pharmacy? Specifically, how can technology for E-prescribing assist in the expansion of CDTM opportunities for the pharmacy profession?
authors.affiliation: Manchester Square Group, LLC, Minneapolis, USA. norriethomas@aol.com
authors.forename: Norrie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Sheila K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Fifer
mesh_terms: D016303:Clinical Pharmacy Information Systems; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States