Clinicians & Providers

• Adoption and Use of Stand-alone Electronic Prescribing in a Health Plan-sponsored Initiative

Press Releases

November 21 2011 20111121

New Study Finds E-prescribing Is Safe and Efficient, but Barriers Remain

Other News & Events

• Clinicians' adoption and use of electronic prescribing is likely linked to their views on technology
• E-prescribing for managing medication refills has not reached its full potential
• E-prescribing systems within electronic health records reduce ambulatory prescribing errors in community-based practices
• Electronic order sets can help treatment conform to guidelines for antibiotic use after surgery
• Electronic prescribing improves safety, but with a small increase in physician time
• Electronic prescribing with clinical decision support reduces medication errors in community-based practices
• Health Care Quality Still Improving Slowly, But Disparities and Gaps in Access to Care Persist, According to New AHRQ Reports
• Nearly 1 in 10 outpatient computerized prescriptions contains errors
• New Study Finds E-Prescribing Is Safe and Efficient, but Barriers Remain
• New study finds e-prescribing is safe and efficient, but barriers remain
• Physicians optimistic about potential for electronic prescribing but barriers to adoption still exist
• Physicians weigh the costs and benefits of integrating e-prescribing systems with electronic health records
• Primary care physicians like e-prescribing systems, but make little use of their advanced features
• Providers perceive e-prescribing as being very efficient
• Provision of personal digital assistants alone does not help providers avoid drug-drug interactions
• Recommendations on rounding pediatric doses may improve e-prescribing while reducing risk of adverse drug events
• Report shows physicians view e-prescribing features as cumbersome
• Use of electronic prescribing has expanded among Massachusetts physicians
• Wheeled Mobility Service Delivery Review Highlights Need for Research