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ePrescribing
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E-Prescribing in Rhode Island: Connecting Public Health and Clinical Medicine
October 28, 2009Public health and clinical medicine have different models of care. While little similarities exist between them, health IT may finally present a common thread. The core principles of public health are focused on preventing and reducing the burden of disease on communities or entire populations. ...
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Error reduction and efficiency through E-prescribing (E-Rx)
October 12, 2009Electronic prescribing is a replacement of the traditional method used by physicians to manually write down the medications for patient. This application allows health practitioners to electronically send a prescription directly to a pharmacy of patient’s choice. Transfer of information is done over a ...
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New features added to the E-prescribing module of CareTracker EMR solution from Ingenix
October 8, 2009Ingenix, the healthcare technology subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, has announced the addition of new features to the electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) functionality of its CareTracker EMR solution. The new Surescripts certified features will allow CareTracker users quick and easy to access patient medication histories and ...
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New Research Reveals Effectiveness of E-Prescribing
September 21, 2009Study: e-prescribing prevents errors even if doctors override most alerts FierceHealthIT In a study conducted by Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, researchers have concluded that drug interaction alerts in ambulatory e-prescribing systems are effective at reducing both adverse drug events and medical costs.
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