Only 6 percent of physicians currently e-prescribe, and Medicare is going to start bringing out the stick.
One reason for a low rate of adoption is that controlled substances cannot be prescribed electronically, forcing physicians to maintain two systems.
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Other issues are outside the physician’s control. One is the difficulty in implementing specific formularies within the e-prescribe construct. The other is that many small pharmacies are not equipped to handle e-prescriptions.
