ONC: e-Prescribing Has Increased Tenfold Since 2008

In 2008, just 7 percent of physicians in the U.S. used e-prescribing software. Now, about 70 percent do, according to a new report from the ONC.

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The report links this burst in adoption to the passage of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, which offers financial incentives for e-prescribing, and the e-prescribing requirement of the meaningful use program.

Additionally, the percent of community pharmacies able to accept e-prescriptions increased from 76 percent in 2008 to 96 percent in 2014.

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