Findings From The Evaluation of E-Prescribing Pilot Sites
April 2007 Findings From The Evaluation of E-Prescribing Pilot Sites The National Opinion Research Center at the University Of Chicago evaluated five Medicare e-prescribing pilot programs for the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The pilot sites tested various aspects of e-prescribing. The evaluation team gathered results on the six standards under consideration. The team interviewed experts, initiated live transactions, and simulated data transfers in laboratory settings. Three of five Medicare e-prescribing pilot programs were stymied by the inability of multiple systems to share information with a standard format and vocabulary. Six standards were tested . . .
