“E-prescribing technologies are gaining ground in doctors’ offices and hospitals, but are hampered by gaps in the systems and worries about reliability, industry experts told a federal advisory group today.
E-prescribing is included as a component of electronic health record (EHR) systems in recent regulations from the Health and Human Services Department. HHS is distributing at least $17 billion in incentive payments to doctors and hospitals who buy and meaningfully use such systems.”
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Alice Lipowicz, Federal Computer Week, 25 January 2010
