TY - JOUR AU - Ahmed, Zamzam AU - Jani, Yogini AU - Franklin, Bryony Dean PY - 2018 DA - 2018/12/14 TI - Qualitative study exploring the phenomenon of multiple electronic prescribing systems within single hospital organisations JO - BMC Health Services Research SP - 969 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - A previous census of electronic prescribing (EP) systems in England showed that more than half of hospitals with EP reported more than one EP system within the same hospital. Our objectives were to describe the rationale for having multiple EP systems within a single hospital, and to explore perceptions of stakeholders about the advantages and disadvantages of multiple systems including any impact on patient safety. SN - 1472-6963 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3750-1 DO - 10.1186/s12913-018-3750-1 ID - Ahmed2018 ER -