The Institute of Medicine
recommends that all
prescriptions should be
written electronically by 2010
Program Mission
To collaboratively promote and enable the usage of electronic prescribing in Massachusetts in order to improve patient safety, healthcare affordability, quality and delivery. The eRx Collaborative strongly believes that point-of-care ePrescribing technology has the power to improve patient safety by allowing prescribers to:
Access patient-specific drug histories to determine the patient’s current and past prescriptions
Check for drug-drug and drug-allergy interactions
Write new and renewal prescriptions electronically minimizing possible errors from illegible handwriting
Check for formulary compliance
Access drug reference guide
Recent Updates
Continuing Medical Education:
How To Improve Medication Safety and Reduce Drug Costs Through e-Prescribing
