Clinicians using an electronic prescribing system appear more likely to prescribe lower-cost medications, reducing drug spending, according to a report in the December 8/22 issue of Archives of ...

CHICAGO (May 4, 2009) – 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 ...

Although 2022 has brought on a greater sense of normalcy, the past few years have distracted us from one of the most overlooked epidemics plaguing healthcare: prescription drug abuse. Before Covid-19 ...

Prescription pads are becoming a thing of the past. Health systems, hospitals, physicians and pharmacies are increasingly getting onboard with electronic prescribing. 1. E-prescribing is the process ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Four large supermarket companies with a total of more than 2,200 pharmacies recently signed up for a system that will allow them to receive electronic prescriptions from physicians.

“Electronic prescription dispensing systems typically include the steps of entering patient information electronically into an electronic medical record (EMR) system, such as disclosed by U.S.

One way to limit liability risk is to minimize the likelihood of adverse drug reactions. Electronic prescribing systems are supposed to accomplish that goal by warning of patient allergies or possible ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a final rule that, for the first time, is requiring that Part D prescription drug plans support a new electronic prior authorization ...

Financial incentives aimed at adding to the 10 percent of clinicians who now use an e-prescribing system. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will use financial incentives to encourage more ...

Iowa Health System, the largest integrated health system in the state, and Allscripts have launched a program to convert a majority of Iowa's physicians from paper prescriptions to electronic ones in ...

What risks does digital healthcare pose for patient safety? Nick Woodier from the Health Services Safety Investigations Body explores ...