November 12, 2009
By:Ron Rajecki
The state of Rhode Island has launched a new system for tracking H1N1 flu that uses prescribing data provided by pharmacies throughout the state via a secure electronic link. Enabled by the state?s e-prescribing and the digital healthcare infrastructure, the system is believed to be the first of its kind.
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October 15, 2009
By:Ron Rajecki
Health-care information technology (HIT) has the potential to cut costs, increase access and improve quality in the U.S. health care system, according to results of a Harris Interactive survey of a nationwide sample of 2,200 adults aged at least 18 years commissioned by the Career College Association and TechAmerica.
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October 15, 2009
By:Ron Rajecki
More than 140,000 (23 percent) of all office-based physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in the U.S. are now using electronic prescribing, according to Surescripts. At the current pace, the company projects, the total number of health care professionals prescribing medication electronically via its network this year will more than double from the 74,000 active electronic prescribers who used it at the end of last year.
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September 10, 2009
By:Kathy Method
Details of a $694-million program that will create a national extension service to help office-based physicians set up their health information technology have been announced by federal officials.
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September 10, 2009
By:Kathy Method
Medical students view electronic-health-record technology as an important component of their medical education and a critical factor when choosing where they will practice medicine, according to results of a recent survey.
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August 27, 2009
By:Allison Tsai
EHR adoption has decreased in hospitals in states where privacy laws restrict the ability to disclose patient information, according to a study published in the journal Management Science.
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July 10, 2009
By:Morgan Lewis Jr.
Free drug-branded pens, coffee mugs, and note pads may bring about negative feelings in the prescriber, depending on where the doctor went to school.
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June 25, 2009
By:Benjamin P. Saylor
Inconsistent information in computerized provider order entry systems can lead to a "significant risk" to safety, according to the results of a recent study.
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June 5, 2009
By:Morgan Lewis Jr.
Only 10 percent of total eligible prescriptions are sent electronically to pharmacies, but the number of electronic prescribers and prescriptions has soared during the past two years and continues upward at a fast pace.
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