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E-prescribing enjoying steady growth
More than one in two office-based physicians used electronic prescribing in 2011, up from one in 10 just three years ago, according to the recently released Surescripts 2011 National Progress Report....
AMA seeks relief from 'onslaught' of CMS regulations
A host of healthcare associations and organizations are urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to address an "onslaught of overlapping regulations that affect physicians," including
Study: E-prescribing significantly cuts hospital error rates
Medication error rates fell substantially in two Australian hospitals after they introduced commercial electronic prescribing systems, according to a study published in PLoS Medicine. Although the
Study: E-prescribing improves medication adherance
Patients are more likely to pick up their prescription drugs when their physicians use e-prescribing to order them. Assuming they then take the drugs they've purchased, this trend should improve
Unreliable info causes provider skepticism of e-prescribing
Holes in formulary and benefit (F&B) information and medication history of patients have caused some provider skepticism of e-prescribing, a study recently published in the Journal of the
eHealth network promotes IT in Europe
Telemonitoring and e-prescribing will be the focus of a new eHealth network being pushed by the European Commission, according to a post on the Digital Intelligence Blog. National authorities,
Study: Prescribing errors spike with EHR upgrades
Transitioning to an upgraded electronic health record system appears more likely to lead to errors in e-prescribing than implementing one for the first time, according to a recent article published
eRx barriers could be onerous for docs aiming for Meaningful Use
While the transition to electronic prescribing for new prescriptions is progressing nicely, work is still needed with regard to e-prescribing of renewals, adoption by mail order pharmacies, and staff
3 phases of e-prescribing success
Despite the long-term benefits of greater efficiency and potentially better patient safety, physician practices adopting e-prescribing systems face daunting challenges in incorporating the new
Fewer patient deaths, better outcomes with more e-prescribing
The Stage 1 Meaningful Use standards for computerized physician order entry (CPOE)--or e-prescribing--may reduce the number of deaths from heart failure or heart attack, but applying proposed Stage 2
