Surescripts’ study of e-prescribing use in the United States also found that 94 percent of retail pharmacies are connected and receiving e-prescriptions.
In addition, Surescripts ranked U.S. states on their use of e-prescribing based on three steps: electronically confirming a patient’s prescription benefit information before sending the e-prescription; electronically cross-referencing a patient’s medication history with pharmacies and payors; and electronically routing a prescription to the patient’s choice of pharmacy. Massachusetts was the top e-prescribing state, having used e-prescribing for 43 percent of all prescriptions in 2010.
Here are the 10 states with the highest rates of e-prescribing in 2010:
1. Massachusetts
2. Delaware
3. Michigan
4. Connecticut
5. Rhode Island
6. Pennsylvania
7. South Dakota
8. Iowa
9. Oregon
10. North Carolina
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