The American College of Cardiology is separating itself from a number of other physician groups by favoring a mandate for Medicare physicians to adopt electronic prescriptions, Modern Healthcare reports.
ACC said it supports the mandate because it has moved quicker than other physician groups in embracing e-prescribing. Many cardiologists are part of large physician practices that [...]
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Posted May 27, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription
The UK’s largest rollout of a hospital electronic-prescription system is nearing completion in Birmingham.
The ePrescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system will manage medicines for the more than 1,800 hospital beds at Heartlands, Solihull and Good Hope hospitals, as well as their take-out prescriptions.
The system includes access to the Multilex Drug Data File database, which [...]
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Posted May 26, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription
Have you ever looked at the paper prescription your doctor hands you and wondered how anyone could make out those chicken scratches? Although pharmacists seem to have developed an amazing ability to read even the worst doctor handwriting, serious mistakes still occur if they misinterpret a letter or number. Prescriptions written and transmitted electronically, called [...]
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Posted May 13, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription
The AMA has created an extensive online resource.
By the close of 2008, only about 13% of physicians were prescribing electronically. The prescription pad and pen still rule in most offices.
But doctors are getting a nudge to automate their prescribing process. Physicians who prescribe electronically for their Medicare patients will be eligible for incentive payments. This [...]
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Posted May 13, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription
Over the past two years, tens of thousands of 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 software, [...]
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Posted May 7, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription
