Electronic Pharmaceutical Prescriptions

Journal Article

Interoperable Electronic Prescribing in the United States: A Progress Report

Although the vast majority of U.S. physicians still handwrite prescriptions, adoption of electronic prescribing is slowly growing. Major barriers to adoption remain, including the inability to electronically submit prescriptions for controlled substances and confusion about standards for data exchange. Federal and state governments and private insurers are using payment and policy incentives to boost e-prescribing because they still believe in its promise for improving the quality and efficiency of health care.

Journal Article

Variation in Electronic Prescribing Implementation Among Twelve Ambulatory Practices

Describes practice characteristics associated with implementation and use of e-prescribing in ambulatory settings. Successful practices exhibited greater familiarity with capabilities and had more modest expectations about benefits of e-prescribing.

News Release

RAND to Lead Research Team Probing Adequacy of Standards for Electronic Drug Prescriptions

RAND news release: RAND to Lead Research Team Probing Adequacy of Standards for Electronic Drug Prescriptions

Research Brief

Electronic Prescribing Systems: Making It Safer to Take Your Medicine?

RAND Health researchers convened an expert panel that created a set of 60 recommendations for electronic prescribing systems.

News Release

Computerizing Medical Records Could Save $81 Billion Annually and Improve the Quality of Medical Care

RAND Study Says Computerizing Medical Records Could Save $81 Billion Annually and Improve the Quality of Medical Care

Journal Article

A Conceptual Framework for Evaluating Outpatient Electronic Prescribing Systems Based on Their Functional Capabilities

More research is needed into the effects of specific e-prescribing functional alternatives.

Journal Article

Predicting Costs of Care Using a Pharmacy-Based Measure Risk Adjustment in a Veteran Population

Condition Categories model performs best (R2 = 0.45) among concurrent cost models, followed by ADG (0.31), RxRisk-V (0.20), and age/sex model (0.01).

Journal Article

Pharmacy, Facsimile, and Cyberspace: An Examination of Legal Frameworks for Electronic Prescribing

Are recent laws in conflict with the technological trend toward wireless transfer of physician and patient-specific health information, and will they present overwhelming barriers to the widespread use of e-prescribing?

People

Sarah Junghee Kang