Implementing electronic prescribing and medication administration systems in hospitals could increase overall medication risk, according to a study published in BMC Health Services Research.

June 29, 2011 -- Outpatient electronic prescribing systems don't cut out the common mistakes made in manual systems, suggests research published online in the Journal of the American Medical ...

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 ...

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today marks a major milestone in healthcare IT history. The DEA has officially lifted the restrictions against the use of electronic prescribing for controlled ...

Transactional data from the Surescripts electronic prescribing network may be used to track electronic health record adoption efficiently and with regional granularity. This study compared national ...

ALBANY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Daw Systems, Inc., a leading provider of electronic prescribing software technology, announced that it is a recipient of the 2021 Surescripts White Coat Award for ...

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 ...

To prevent drug diversion, prescription forgery and “physician shopping” while also improving patient safety and physician satisfaction, hospitals are implementing electronic prescriptions for ...

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 ...

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 ...