Study Says E-prescription Systems Would Save At Least 50k Lives a Year

First time accepted submitter shirleylopez1177 writes "Approximately 50,000–100,000 people die in America because of preventable adverse events (PAE). These PAEs or medical errors are among the leading causes of death, ranking higher than breast cancer, AIDS and motor vehicle accidents in terms of the number of fatalities caused. As a response to the problem of medication errors, e-prescription systems have emerged. Few studies have looked at how e-prescribing systems compare to traditional systems in their potential to reduce medical errors. However, a study from Australia published two weeks ago in PLoS Medicine examined the impact of e-prescription systems on medication errors in the inpatient setting and demonstrated that these systems are indeed effective."

Re:My Doctor's System Hates My Pharmacy's System

[zindorsky]

And I hate them both! I have tried to make use of the CVS pharmacy automated refill system

You should try the SVN or HG systems instead.

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