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NewsVerizon health ID management expands to cover EHRs, HIEs
Verizon is expanding its cloud-based identity-management services for healthcare providers. Verizon Universal Identify Services-Healthcare, founded in November 2010, now supports new identity Read more...
Unencrypted thumb drive compromises vets' health info
Unencrypted thumb drive. "Those three words don't make VA CIOs happy," said Veterans Affairs Department CIO Roger Baker during his monthly press briefing on data breaches. According to Baker, an Read more...
E-prescribing taking off, but there's a long way to go
The good news is that the number of U.S. clinicians writing electronic prescriptions has doubled since last year, suggesting that the Medicare e-prescribing bonus program is working. The bad news is Read more...
MA hospital to send first e-Rx for controlled substances
The last great barrier to wide adoption of e-prescribing technology is falling, as Dr. Michael Blackman, CMIO of Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA, on Monday will send the first legal Read more...
E-prescribing rules for controlled meds include strict monitoring
While the Drug Enforcement Administration has finally proposed a rule allowing e-prescribing for controlled drugs, everyone involved will be required to comply with a boatload of regulations if they Read more...
DEA releases e-prescribing regs for controlled drugs
After months of waffling, the Drug Enforcement Administration has finally come out with regulations that would allow doctors to prescribe controlled drugs such as opiates electronically. These regs Read more...
| Press ReleasesFirst to Market Nationwide Launch of E-Prescribing of Controlled Substances with EPCS Gold™ 2.0 by DrFirst, Inc.ROCKVILLE, Md., July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, DrFirst, Inc. announced an innovative product that fulfills the company's commitment to deliver a simple, secure, and affordable way to send Read more >> NABP Unveils Relaunch of AWARErx.orgWeb Site for AWARxE Consumer Protection Program Enhanced to Provide Important, Timely Information on Prescription Drug Abuse MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill., March 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Read more >> |
