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Despite what you’ve been told all these years, your dreadful handwriting is not the only cause of prescription mistakes. In fact, a recent study suggests that outpatient computer-generated prescriptions may be just as error-prone as your old...

Doctors can now submit prescriptions for schedule II, III, IV, and V controlled substances electronically under a new Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) rule. DEA’s interim final rule, “Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances,”...

Current policy will unjustly base 2012 penalties on physicians’ e-prescribing use in 2011 The American Medical Association (AMA) and 103 state and specialty medical societies urged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to revise the...

The American Medical Association (AMA) and 103 state and specialty medical societies are urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to revise the Medicare e-prescribing penalty policy, which would penalize physicians in 2012 if they don't...

By Mary Mosquera The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has named electronic prescribing network provider Surescripts as an organization that can test and approve certain electronic health records modules, bringing to a total of six the...

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has released its long awaited interim final rule for electronic prescribing of controlled substances. The new rule became effective on June 1, 2010, and could be revised later on the basis of public comment. The...

Surescripts, the Nation’s E-Prescription Network, today announced that eight vendors representing nine physician software products have completed Gold certification. The resulting Gold Solution Provider status is granted to vendors with software...

Surescripts, The Nation's E-Prescription Network, today announced that it has lowered the cost of e-prescribing services used millions of times each day by physicians, pharmacists and payers nationwide. After six years of no price increases, the...

There is increasing acceptance of e-prescribing in Europe and system sales should more than triple in the next six years, according to a report on the technology by market research firm Frost & Sullivan. According to the analysis, the European market...

E-prescribing in the U.S. witnessed an 181 percent increase as 190 milion prescriptions were routed electronically in 2009 versus 68 million in 2008, according to a report from e-prescription network Surescripts, in its 2009 progess report on...

by Mahoney, Diana "E-prescribing saves lives, it saves money, and it's time we implement it," according to Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt. Streamlining the bloated health care system "is an economic imperative for our country. We...

It steers doctors toward lower-cost drugs, study finds By Ed Edelson HealthDay Reporter An electronic prescribing system that tells doctors which drugs are the least expensive can save millions a year, a new study finds. "One of the...

By Christine Harrell Under the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) providers who implement e-prescription programs are eligible for incentives. Offices are looking for medical software to help them implement this program and...

By: Allison Tsai Medicare is proposing a rule that would simplify reporting requirements for the Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program and the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative and set the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for calendar year 2010. ...

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...