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 ...

While many e-prescribing systems have features to provide access to important external patient information, including drugs prescribed by physicians in other practices, physician practices face ...

Some e-prescribing systems rely too much on patients to remember details about their medications and are vulnerable to delays when pharmacy networks crash, according to members of an HHS workgroup.

A study has identified challenges facing physicians using e-prescribing systems, citing cumbersome tools and non-useful data as barriers to use, according to the study from Center for Studying Health ...

At the Becker's 23rd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference, taking place June 11-13 in Chicago, spine surgeons, orthopedic leaders and ASC executives ...

The American Academy of Family Physicians has launched an e-prescribing campaign that includes Internet discussion groups and a Flash presentation on e-prescribing. The peer-reviewed journal of the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors who trade in their prescription pads for electronic prescribing systems may be able to significantly cut down on medication errors, a small study suggests.