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NewsPain docs push for standardization of state drug tracking systems
Though 41 states have enacted legislation to create databases to combat "pharm-aholics" and other regular seekers of addictive prescription drugs, there still are some major holes in plans to set up Read more...
Patient-facing kiosks automate prescription dispensing
Kiosks are popping up in doctors' offices and hospitals for patient registration, patient education and similar forms of data entry and dissemination. Behind the scenes, automated medication cabinets Read more...
HHS supports both standard approaches for e-prescribing
So, HHS has been raising hackles all around of late, in part due to the rough kickoff of the National Provider Identifier requirement, and partly due to its proposal that providers switch over to 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...
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