Rhode Island news from FierceEMR
NewsDespite heavy increases, only 12 percent of prescriptions are electronic
Electronic prescribing continues to grow at an impressive rate, but still only accounted for 12 percent of the 1.63 billion prescriptions written nationwide in 2009, according to the latest Read more...
States, providers still sorting out myriad HIE issues
Anyone involved in health information exchange--and that should be just about everyone working with an EMR, if Uncle Sam has anything to say about it--would do well to heed the advice of Jason Hess, Read more...
Public health benefits from EMR network at Rhode Island safety-net clinics
Recent flooding in Rhode Island illustrated why public-health officials are excited about the potential EMRs represent to improve disease surveillance and disaster response. "The public-health Read more...
Rhode Island tracking H1N1 outbreaks with e-prescribing data
The state of Rhode Island says it is the first in the nation to track outbreaks of swine flu from electronic prescribing data. The Rhode Island Department of Health is receiving weekly updates of Read more...
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