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Study of electronic prescribing rates and barriers identified among providers using electronic health records in New York City
Informatics in Primary Care, 03/09/2012
Amirfar S et al. – The data gathered from the providers indicate that there is an increasing trend in the eRx rate to 27.5% by July 2010, but still short of the 40% meaningful use level. However, obstacles to increased rates remain primarily providers' belief that many patients prefer paper prescriptions and many pharmacies are not yet prepared to accept electronic prescriptions.
