Only 6 percent of physicians currently e-prescribe, and Medicare is going to start bringing out the stick.
One reason for a low rate of adoption is that controlled substances cannot be prescribed electronically, forcing physicians to maintain two systems.
Other issues are outside the physician’s control. One is the difficulty in implementing specific formularies within the e-prescribe construct. The other is that many small pharmacies are not equipped to handle e-prescriptions.
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