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 ...

Electronic prescribing of controlled substances reduces fraud and keeps patients from getting multiple prescriptions for the same drug, but only three states require it and one doesn't even enforce ...

Last week, the Drug Enforcement Administration released its long awaited Interim Final Rule on e-Prescribing of Controlled Substances. It’s 334 pages long, but the most important portion is section § ...

The United States’s healthcare system often seems like a paradox — our nation leads the world in technological innovation, and we invest more money per capita in healthcare than any other country.

Telehealth has breathed new life into the idea of house calls, and now doctors’ paper prescription pads are also getting a much-needed digital makeover. E-prescribing, which has been around for years, ...

Surescripts said it will announce the new Sentinel automated system for monitoring e-prescriptions on its network at HIMSS17. And CEO Tom Skelton shed light on the company’s future direction working ...

In today’s healthcare environment, the prescription experience is often complex and difficult to navigate. While electronic prescribing has expanded significantly, the path from doctor to pharmacy to ...

Supporters of legislation to require doctors who treat Medicare patients to use electronic prescriptions are planning a full-court press as the legislative year winds down. The Pharmaceutical Care ...

Experienced e-prescribers can write new prescriptions electronically as fast as they can on paper. "E-prescribing has never slowed me down," says Morrow. And electronic renewals are often viewed as a ...