It’s inevitable.  Electronic prescribing may be a early-adopter niche-driven tech blip on the EHR tableau, but it is here to stay; and the government is getting in on the act.  Medicare will now provide incentives for physicians who wish to incorporate this method of prescribing into their practices.  Makes sense.  The days of physicians getting a free pass on illegible prescriptions and healthcare’s expectations of working within this potentially dangerous construct are numbered — from a patient safety standpoint.  | LINK