Report: E-Prescribing Increased 75% in 2011

Physician use of e-prescribing rose 75 percent in 2011, with 36 percent of prescriptions routed electronically compared to 22 percent in 2010, according to the most recent National Progress Report on E-Prescribing and Interoperable Healthcare.

Additional findings from the study include:

•    In 2011, 570 million prescriptions were routed electronically compared to 326 million in 2010;
•    Electronic prescriptions showed a 10 percent increase in patient first-fill medication adherence compared to paper, phoned and faxed prescriptions.

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