The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association on Wednesday launched an electronic and print advertising campaign to urge policymakers to require electronic prescribing in Medicare "before more people die."The group said "e-prescribing," in addition to reducing medical errors and saving lives, would benefit workers’ compensation systems by exposing patients who go “doctor shopping” to receive multiple prescriptions that can be illegally diverted.
The campaign features Dr. Lyle Bootman, Ph.D., an Institute of Medicine expert panelist who last year co-chaired an institute com...
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