“Massachusetts ranks first in the nation when it comes to the use of electronic prescribing, announced officials Tuesday at the Fifth Annual Safe-Rx Awards held on Capitol Hill. Nationwide the number of physicians using e-prescribing has grown to 200,000.
“To argue that there are 200,000 physicians e‑prescribing is really reassuring,” said David Blumenthal, MD, national coordinator for health information technology, who was the keynote speaker at the awards.”
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Molly Merrill, Healthcare IT News, 22 September 2010

