Study of electronic prescribing rates and barriers identified among providers using electronic health records in New York City

Study of electronic prescribing rates and barriers identified among providers using electronic health records in New York City

<strong>Background</strong> Increased electronic prescribing (eRx) rates have the potential to prevent errors, increase patient safety, and curtail fraud. US Federal meaningful use guidelines require at least a 40% electronic prescribing rate. <strong>Objective</strong> We ev...

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Main Authors: Sam Amirfar, Sheila Anane, Michael Buck, Rachel Cohen, Steve DiLonardo, Phoenix Maa, Colleen McCullough, Marlena Plagianos, Claudia Pulgarin, John Taverna, Jesse Singer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT 2011-05-01
Series:Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics
Subjects:
electronic health records
electronic prescribing
medical errors
primary health care
Online Access:http://hijournal.bcs.org/index.php/jhi/article/view/800

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