E-Prescription: A practical application of information and communications technology in perspective of Bangladesh

IF 3.4 3区医学 Q1 HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Health Policy and Technology Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI:10.1016/j.hlpt.2023.100810

M. A. Khan, Md. Rabiul Islam, Asif Rahman, Afsana Mim, Rasel Ahmmed

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Abstract

The healthcare management authorities are responsible for delivering convenient services to the patients. The traditional healthcare management system is quite old and impractical in many cases, including a physical visit. Additionally, the COVID-19 epidemic makes the existing system unattainable, which creates an uncomfortable situation for visiting doctor's chambers that is risky both for doctors and patients. An electronic-prescription (e-prescription) management system can switch the existing one to the online appointment and doctor consulting system. Many developed countries have already adopted such e-prescription management systems, although low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) like Bangladesh are apathetic. So implementing e-prescription management systems in all countries, including Bangladesh, is the demand of time, especially when information and communication technologies (ICT) are at hand. We design, develop and test an ICT-based online doctor and patient management system utilizing the latest software and web development tools. In the developed e-prescription management system, the patient can visit their profile to make an appointment according to their need and doctor's availability. After that, the patient consults with the doctor based on the appointment's approval by the admin panel. Finally, the patient receives an online e-prescription and collects the medicine from a registered pharmacy with access to the online e-prescription. The e-prescription management system records patient history, including e-prescription, making handling patients easy. The proper use of the developed e-prescription management system will solve many existing problems of the existing healthcare management system, including many concerns that arise due to the advent of COVID-19.

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电子处方:从孟加拉国的角度看信息和通信技术的实际应用

医疗保健管理机构负责为患者提供便利的服务。传统的医疗保健管理系统在很多情况下都是相当陈旧和不切实际的，包括身体检查。再加上新型冠状病毒感染症(COVID-19)的扩散，使现有的制度变得难以实现，这给医生和患者带来了很大的风险。电子处方管理系统可以将现有的电子处方管理系统转换为网上预约和医生咨询系统。许多发达国家已经采用了这种电子处方管理系统，尽管孟加拉国等低收入和中等收入国家对此漠不关心。因此，在包括孟加拉国在内的所有国家实施电子处方管理系统是时间的要求，特别是在掌握信息和通信技术(ICT)的情况下。我们利用最新的软件和网络开发工具设计、开发和测试一个基于信息通信技术的在线医生和病人管理系统。在开发的电子处方管理系统中，患者可以根据自己的需要和医生的空闲时间访问自己的个人资料进行预约。之后，患者根据管理小组批准的预约向医生咨询。最后，患者收到在线电子处方，并从可访问在线电子处方的注册药房取药。电子处方管理系统记录了患者的历史，包括电子处方，使处理患者变得容易。正确使用开发的电子处方管理系统将解决现有医疗管理系统存在的许多问题，包括由于COVID-19的出现而产生的许多担忧。

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Health Policy and Technology Medicine-Health Policy

CiteScore

9.20

自引率

3.30%

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审稿时长

88 days

期刊介绍： Health Policy and Technology (HPT), is the official journal of the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine (FPM), a cross-disciplinary journal, which focuses on past, present and future health policy and the role of technology in clinical and non-clinical national and international health environments. HPT provides a further excellent way for the FPM to continue to make important national and international contributions to development of policy and practice within medicine and related disciplines. The aim of HPT is to publish relevant, timely and accessible articles and commentaries to support policy-makers, health professionals, health technology providers, patient groups and academia interested in health policy and technology. Topics covered by HPT will include: - Health technology, including drug discovery, diagnostics, medicines, devices, therapeutic delivery and eHealth systems - Cross-national comparisons on health policy using evidence-based approaches - National studies on health policy to determine the outcomes of technology-driven initiatives - Cross-border eHealth including health tourism - The digital divide in mobility, access and affordability of healthcare - Health technology assessment (HTA) methods and tools for evaluating the effectiveness of clinical and non-clinical health technologies - Health and eHealth indicators and benchmarks (measure/metrics) for understanding the adoption and diffusion of health technologies - Health and eHealth models and frameworks to support policy-makers and other stakeholders in decision-making - Stakeholder engagement with health technologies (clinical and patient/citizen buy-in) - Regulation and health economics