SUBSCRIBE TO E-NEWSLETTERStudy: Mobile apps help avoid dangerous drug interactions
Filed under: In This Week's E-Newsletter, Medical technology
We’ve written before about how patients can benefit from mobile health apps that help them keep track of treatment or wellness plans. Here’s another way mobile apps can help doctors and patients: Read more
Study: Electronic checklist can reduce medication errors
Filed under: In This Week's E-Newsletter, Medical technology
Aside from reducing costs, one of the top benefits of health IT is that it can help providers improve patient safety. One recent study shows the success of a hospital’s efforts to reduce dangerous medication errors. Read more
New York legislature passes mandatory electronic prescribing bill
New York legislators recently approved a bill that will require doctors in the state to issue prescriptions for some drugs electronically within the next three years. Read more
Study: More patients pick up medicine when it’s e-prescribed
Despite challenges that still lie ahead, some recent studies have shown that electronic prescribing can reduce errors and increase the likelihood that patients take their medicine. Read more
EHR upgrades increase risk of prescription errors, study says
For all the benefits the newest electronic health record systems can offer, new research says upgrading systems can also lead to increases in some types of mistakes. Read more