Special Reports

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Government Incentives Fueling Growth in Physician Use of Electronic Prescribing Tools

In an iHealthBeat Special Report by Rachel Dornhelm, experts discussed how federal incentive programs for electronic prescribing and the meaningful use of electronic health records are spurring more physicians to use e-prescribing tools.

Experts say the next step involves encouraging doctors to use all of the functions of e-prescribing systems.

The Special Report includes comments from:

  • Kate Berry, CEO of the National eHealth Collaborative;
  • Tony Schueth, CEO of Point of Care Partners, a health IT consulting firm;
  • David Yakimischak, general manager for e-prescribing at e-prescribing network Surescripts; and
  • Jimmy Yuen, owner and pharmacist at Advance Medical Pharmacy in Walnut Creek, Calif. (Dornhelm, iHealthBeat, 7/11).

The complete transcript of this Special Report is available as a PDF.

Running Time: 6:22



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