Healthcare IT leaders form group to accelerate adoption of e-prescribing
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, August 16, 2004
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Nine healthcare IT solution providers including Allscripts Healthcare Solutions and the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs announced the formation of a new alliance to speed up the transition to e-prescribing.
The group, Cafe Rx, will attempt to accelerate the transition process by doing the following, according to HIPAAdvisory from Phoenix Health Systems:
- Offer strategies and models to payers and physicians
- Provide information on e-prescribing on its new Web site, www.caferx.org
- Educate physicians and staff on the value and importance of making this transition
- Back lobbying efforts that support e-prescribing
Medication errors account for 7,000 deaths annually, reports HIPAAdvisory. Approximately $80 billion a year is spent treating adverse drug events. Cafe Rx aims to decrease these numbers, save money, and increase patient and physician satisfaction.
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