Electronic Prescription

So-called “e-prescribing” systems that allow doctors to select lower-cost or generic medications can save $845,000 per 100,000 patients per year, according to a study funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Complete use of e-prescribing systems with formulary decision support could reduce prescription drug spending by up [...]

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Posted April 29, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription

Nationwide efforts aimed at bringing about a transformation from paper based prescribing to electronic prescribing received a push, as results of a new survey revealed that most physicians who participated in an eprescribing pilot believed the technology helped them in practicing better and safer medicine.
The survey, conducted by HaldyMcIntosh & Associates, for the Southeastern [...]

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Posted April 28, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription

Over the past two years, about 84 million U.S. clinicians have traded in their paper prescription pads for electronic prescribing software.
By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee InformationWeek

More doctors have traded in their paper prescription pads for e-prescribing over the last two years. However, the bulk of e-prescriptions are being generated by doctors using standalone e-prescribing [...]

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Posted April 27, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription

By Jayapradha Edavalath, Research Analyst
Wireless Technology Boom: Conduit to E-Prescribing
The healthcare industry’s transition from paper-based record to electronic record is witnessing yet another revolution- Electronic Prescription. Healthcare facilities of all sizes today are employing the advantage that comes with the mobility of wireless technologies. The market for wireless technology in Europe is becoming a ‘mass [...]

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Posted April 23, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription