A staggering number of health apps are being released with each passing year, many of which could have a lasting impact on patients entering the health system with stress, anxiety or depression. That ...

Electronic medical records (EMR) and prescriptions can improve the actual delivery of care and services. With that in mind, a coalition of medical, pharmaceutical, and other groups has created a ...

WASHINGTON — Doctors in the government’s Medicare program would lose money if they don’t switch from writing prescriptions by hand to filing them electronically, under a proposal backed by ...

Some e-prescribing systems rely too much on patients to remember details about their medications and are vulnerable to delays when pharmacy networks crash, according to members of an HHS workgroup.

Digital health tools that allow providers to electronically prescribe controlled medications can improve care management and curb drug misuse if they're used correctly. Digital health technology has ...

December 8, 2008 — Electronic prescribing with formulary decision support to prescribe medications was effective in reducing costs, according to the results of a study reported in the December 8/22 ...

Obtaining prescriptions for medications can be a long, drawn-out experience. This process can be made faster, especially for repeat prescriptions, using digital prescribing. Digital prescribing refers ...

The government will not be able to meet its commitment to introduce digital prescribing across the NHS by 2024, in part due to the huge variation of digital maturity of NHS Trusts. The news comes as ...

Until recently, providers were prohibited from electronically prescribing controlled substances, but requiring electronic prescriptions for these drugs could be the key to fight opioid abuse. In a ...

In today’s healthcare environment, the prescription experience is often complex and difficult to navigate. While electronic prescribing has expanded significantly, the path from doctor to pharmacy to ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Emergency departments in rural hospitals may be behind their urban counterparts in switching to computerized drug prescriptions, a new study finds. President Barack Obama ...