-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David More Sent: Wednesday, 8 February 2006 8:55 AM
Massachusetts E-Prescribing Initiative Publicizes Results The program, which was formed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Tufts Health Plan and later joined by Neighborhood Health Plan, has provided PDAs and e-prescribing software to 3,400 physicians in Massachusetts. The organizations have spent more than $3 million on the initiative. *** David More noted: Note this is not just printing prescription - this is e-signed scripts sent to the pharmacist to be filled when the patient walk in. No paper involved. *** And note that it is only prescribing - NOT a complete medical record. I understand that using computers for all clinical record functions, like many Australian GPs now do, is still quite rare in the US, and that almost all GPs and other doctors still write on paper, with some of those paper notes being typed into computer systems by data entry clerks. The important message in this report is that using computers even just for prescribing is considered to be worthwhile. The article implies that the scheme may have saved more than it costs to install and use, and that it is considered worthwhile in terms of quality of care and increased safety of care. Oliver Frank, general practitioner 255 North East Road, Hampstead Gardens South Australia 5086 Ph. 08 8261 1355 Fax 08 8266 5149 _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
