SPOTLIGHT: ePrescribing seen as versatile tool for doctors

The Medical Group Management Association is encouraging its member physicians to adopt ePrescribing, noting that the technology can increase patient satisfaction and reduce costs and improve efficiency. Patients like to know that "providers are on top of things," MGMA President William F. Jessee said in a webcast earlier this week. CMS is pushing for greater use of electronic communications between doctors and pharmacies as an integral element of Part D. Article [1]