Our healthcare system is methodically assimilating the age of electronic information, despite several barriers to widespread adoption for physicians. One key aspect of this trend centers on e-prescribing. In terms of safety, ease of use, and savings of time and cost, is e-prescribing a viable option? Host Dr. Jay Goldstein examines the issue and its effect on the GI practice with Dr. Peter Kaufman, a partner in the Metropolitan GI Group based in greater Washington, DC, and chief medical officer of DrFirst, a company specializing in electronic prescribing.
