Coalition Promises Free, Easy ePrescribing Access
Such a large coalition of payers and vendors has the potential to put a real dent in the problem, said Dr. Pace.
“The primary care system in England is virtually all electronic. The driving force behind that initially … was stand-alone prescription systems,” he said.
It is not clear how physicians in this country will feel about adopting an electronic prescribing system that is not integrated with electronic medical records, but “there's no question it's a step up from paper,” said Dr. Pace.
Who's on Board The eRx Express?
Members of the National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative include:
Allscripts Inc.
Dell Inc.
Cisco Systems
Fujitsu Computers of America
Microsoft Corp.
Sprint Nextel
Wolters Kluwer Health
Aetna
WellPoint
SureScripts
Twelve regional health care organizations
