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Some e-prescribing kinks still must be worked out, study says
E-prescribing is catching on, thanks to federal incentives, but doctors
using electronic prescriptions still face many challenges, according to a
recent study. healthcare techreview More…
patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.
