10 States With the Highest, Lowest E-Prescribing Rates

During that time period, 48 states increased the percent of e-prescribing physicians by at least 50 percentage points.

Here are the 10 states with the highest e-prescribing rates as of April 2014.

1. Minnesota — 100 percent
2. Iowa — 95 percent
3. Indiana — 95 percent
4. Massachusetts — 94 percent
5. South Dakota — 90 percent
6. New Hampshire — 87 percent
7. North Dakota — 87 percent
8. Wisconsin — 87 percent
9. Kentucky — 85 percent
10. Oregon — 84 percent

Here are the 10 states with the lowest e-prescribing rates as of April 2014.

1. Alaska — 48 percent
2. Nevada — 50 percent
3. California — 53 percent
4. New Jersey — 54 percent
5. New York — 59 percent
6. Colorado — 60 percent
7. Hawaii — 60 percent
8. Idaho — 62 percent
9. Utah — 62 percent
10. Tennessee — 63 percent

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