Electronic Prescription

By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Rhode Island is the first state in the U.S. to begin tracking swine flu outbreaks using e-prescription data.
State public health officials are electronically monitoring possible H1NI outbreaks based on e-prescription data from pharmacies that dispense Tamiflu and three other antiviral drugs used to treat seasonal flu and swine flu.
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Tags: H1NI, SureScripts, swine flu
Posted December 17, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription, Electronic Prescription

Bernie Monegain, Editor
Rhode Island Gov. Donald L. Carcieri announced Monday that the state has launched a new system for tracking swine flu.
The system makes use of prescribing data provided by the state’s pharmacies via a secure electronic link. The tracking initiative is enabled by the state’s success with e-prescribing and the digital healthcare infrastructure available [...]

Tags: E-Prescribing, SureScripts, swine flu
Posted December 4, 2009 by admin under E-Prescription, Hospital