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June 10, 2026BMC Medical Informatics and Decision MakingOpen Access

Factors contributing to electronic prescribing errors in healthcare settings: a qualitative study

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FJFatemeh Rangraz JeddiENEhsan NabovatiMDMansour Dianati

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Overview

Qualitative study identifies multiple factors leading to E-prescribing errors, indicating areas for improvement.

Key Points

  • The study aims to identify factors contributing to E-prescribing errors in healthcare settings.
  • Qualitative content analysis based on interviews with 10 healthcare professionals
  • Participants included physicians, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians with E-prescribing experience
  • Data analyzed until saturation using Graneheim and Lundman's methods.
  • Identified four main categories of error sources: system, human, organizational, and medication-related factors.
  • Technical issues like problematic autocomplete features led to selection errors.
  • Human factors such as prescriber fatigue compromised prescribing accuracy.

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Jeddi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2900266f82f25be989cd72https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-026-03530-0
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