E-prescribing leads to a significant increase in first-fill medication adherence, according to a study from Surescripts. Analysis of de-identified data suggest that the increase in first-fill medication adherence combined with other e-prescribing benefits could, over the next 10 decade, lead to between $140 billion and $240 billion in healthcare savings and improved health outcomes.
More than half of office-based physicians are now ordering prescriptions electronically, according to Surescripts, a health IT services provider based in Arlington, Va.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) released the final rules for Stage 1 meaningful use one year ago June 13. Healthcare organizations and clinicians have been rolling with the changes ever since. Here is a look at some of the highlights of the first 12 months of the era of meaningful use.
iKnowMed EHR System, a product of McKesson Specialty Care Solutions / U.S. Oncology, has received Surescripts certification for e-prescribing, formulary, benefits and medication history.
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