http://www.ehrscope.com/blog/e-prescribing-in-rhode-island-connecting-public-health-and-clinical-medicine/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed The latest EMR, EHR and PHR news from the world of Health Information Technology Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:52:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.ehrscope.com/blog/e-prescribing-in-rhode-island-connecting-public-health-and-clinical-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-893 Robin Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:49:34 +0000 http://www.ehrscope.com/blog/?p=546#comment-893 Connecting all the retail pharmacies in a state has been a long time coming! No longer will we have to track flu outbreaks by how many folks do a Google search in a specific area. How is this going to benefit patients that "Dr. shop" to get controlled substances? Is this going to be part of the monitoring process and will physicians get feedback on their patients when they get perscriptions for controlled substances from another physician? Thanks! Connecting all the retail pharmacies in a state has been a long time coming! No longer will we have to track flu outbreaks by how many folks do a Google search in a specific area. How is this going to benefit patients that “Dr. shop” to get controlled substances? Is this going to be part of the monitoring process and will physicians get feedback on their patients when they get perscriptions for controlled substances from another physician? Thanks!

]]> http://www.ehrscope.com/blog/e-prescribing-in-rhode-island-connecting-public-health-and-clinical-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-886 Ray Province Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:41:08 +0000 http://www.ehrscope.com/blog/?p=546#comment-886 I know that in the case of southwestern MO, the local Walgreens, Wal-mart, etc., have purchased and distributed flu vac. Unless a patient is willing to call their physician, and let them know that they have received a flu shot, this data never makes it to the patient record. Hence, there is no way to report. Finally, a piece of technology that helps. I know that in the case of southwestern MO, the local Walgreens, Wal-mart, etc., have purchased and distributed flu vac. Unless a patient is willing to call their physician, and let them know that they have received a flu shot, this data never makes it to the patient record. Hence, there is no way to report. Finally, a piece of technology that helps.

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