I attended CMS’ National E-prescribing Conference in Boston last week along with more than 1,400 healthcare professionals and leaders. CMS hosted the event to help folks prepare for the newly enacted federal eprescribing incentive payment program that will begin in 2009.
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The practice of prescribing medications electronically has been getting a good amount of attention recently. Everyone from CMS Acting Administrator Kerry Weems to Senator John Kerry and Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich are pushing hard for greater adoption of e-prescribing among providers.

Small-to-midsize physician practices might be eligible for a new incentive program sponsored by federal and state health agencies that aims to drive the adoption of electronic health records.

Times are changing for health information exchange organizations as they continue to mature and provide meaningful data to participants, according to industry executives.

Electronic health information exchange (HIE) between physicians, hospitals, payors and patients is decreasing the cost of care and improving outcomes, according to a new survey released by the non-profit eHealth Initiative.