Electronic Prescription

by Mark Sanchez | Business Review Western Michigan

He gave up the paper pad four years ago and now only writes prescriptions for patients electronically.

While Dr. Richard Smith can’t specifically quantify the results, he knows without any doubt that e-prescribing has generated efficiencies in his medical practice.

“As you accept it [...]

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Posted July 31, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription

Florida’s medical examiners recently reported that prescription medicines caused more deaths in 2008 than illicit drugs. The medical examiners also reported sharp increases in deaths caused by prescription tranquilizers and painkillers, such as Oxycodone and hydrocodone.
The results of the year-end report weren’t surprising. Since the middle of last year, physicians, pharmacists and law enforcement officials [...]

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Posted July 29, 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. [...]

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Posted July 6, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription

By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter
(HealthDay News) — Starting next year, doctors can earn additional money from Medicare if they use electronic prescribing systems, U.S. health officials said Monday.
The bonus program, which will continue for four years, is designed to streamline the prescription process and cut down on errors. In 2009 and 2010, Medicare [...]

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Posted June 30, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription

By Ann Carrns
Second of an occasional series on health information technology.
Fayetteville, Ark. – Dr. Marek Durakiewicz initially welcomed the opportunity to send prescriptions to drugstores electronically, using free computer equipment provided by a state pilot program.
The chief of staff at Hickman Community Hospital in Centerville, Tenn., Durakiewicz recognized the potential benefits of “e-prescribing.” [...]

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Posted June 29, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription

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Posted June 29, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription

New research published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons indicates that the adoption of electronic prescribing systems may allow for greater efficiency at hospitals, which could result in long-term cost savings and improved quality of care. In an attempt to reduce or eliminate potentially harmful medication errors, the [...]

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Posted June 19, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription

The economic stimulus legislation will increase e-prescribing adoption to more than 75 percent of prescribers in five years, according to a consulting firm that conducted a study on behalf of a pharmaceutical group.
The stimulus bill, and its $19 billion investment in health information technology, will spur a fourfold increase in e-prescribing over current levels, according [...]

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Posted June 1, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription

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