title: Patient perceptions of e-prescribing and its impact on their relationships with providers: a qualitative analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe patients' perceptions of electronic (e)-prescribing and its impact on patients' quality of care, interactions with prescribers and pharmacists, and engagement in health care overall, particularly in regard to medication use.
  
  
  METHODS
  Semistructured, one-on-one interviews with 12 patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients were generally unfamiliar with the functions of integrated e-prescribing systems and did not perceive that use of such technology affected their relationships with providers. Those respondents having positive perceptions of, and experiences with e-prescribing mostly cited convenience and improvements in safety and quality, while patients with negative e-prescribing perceptions and experiences primarily expressed concern about loss of control in the medication-use process, misdirected prescriptions, and reduced communication with prescribers and pharmacists.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients generally felt unaffected by the use of e-prescribing technology; however, there may be opportunities to better engage and educate patients, particularly at the point of prescribing.
authors.forename: Caitlin K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Frail
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kline
authors.forename: Margie E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Snyder
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003142:Communication; D032882:Comprehension; D055695:Electronic Prescribing; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D010465:Perception; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011787:Quality of Health Care