“According to recent studies, the success of Massachusetts hospitals and physicians in adopting healthcare information technology is due in large part to incentives from health plans and state-mandated requirements.
The studies, conducted by Falls Church, Va.-based CSC and sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, show the adoption of computerized physician order entry at hospitals in Massachusetts is nearly double the national average, while the use of e-prescribing is the highest in the nation.”
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Molly Merrill, Healthcare IT News, 17 March 2009
