We present the first reported national trends in the adoption of electronic prescription of controlled substances, from July 2012 to December 2013. The results show that the uptake rates of this newly ...

This is a comparative effectiveness study that evaluates the safety effects of 2 types of commercially available electronic prescribing systems. The increasingly widespread adoption of electronic ...

The use of electronic health record systems in doctors’ offices and hospitals has hit a major speed bump, and rightly so, with the federal government winning a $145 million civil and criminal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed an association between implementation of a state-mandated electronic prescribing policy ...

LAS VEGAS—A new analysis finds that more pharmacists are electronically prescribing medications as they assist in managing chronic disease, which offers a peek at the next evolution in primary care.

With the signature of President Obama in 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) became law. The focus of HITECH was to stimulate adoption of electronic ...

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 ...

ORLANDO, Florida—The industry continues to make substantial gains in health data exchange and interoperability, according to new data released by health information network Surescripts. At the end of ...

Federal officials are seeking comments about challenges clinicians may face in meeting a January 1, 2021, deadline for electronic submission of prescriptions for opioids covered by Medicare's Part D ...

Surescripts is up for sale and has hired a bank to search for potential buyers, including private equity firms. The company dominates electronic prescribing, processing 2.5 billion prescriptions in ...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Surescripts®, the nation’s leading health information network, is expanding its E-Prescribing service to include medications ordered by veterinarians through a new ...