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Managed Care June 2007	Docs Don't Exploit Electronic Prescribing While physicians were positive about the basic features of e-prescribing, products often lacked advanced features, or if they had them, physicians often did not use them because of implementation hurdles or their perceptions that the features did not add value.
Managed Care June 2004 Tony Berberabe	Welcome to the Brave, New (Electronic) World, Doctor WellPoint is providing free handheld or even desktop computers in an effort toward minimizing medication errors. Will docs finally abandon pen and pad?
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CIO August 1, 2002 Stephanie Overby	Rx for Chicken Scratch Poor physician penmanship is the butt of many jokes, but illegible prescriptions are no laughing matter. Some pharmacies are starting to use electronic systems to accept prescriptions from doctors electronically via PC, PDA, or cell phone, thus ensuring accurate prescription filling.
Managed Care April 2005 Martin Sipkoff	Health Plans, Employers Join Forces To Promote E-Prescribing The e-prescribing movement is getting some new advocates --employers. Can the combined influence of plans, employers, and the government affect physician buy-in?
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2014 Ben Comer	Take as Directed: From Force to Finesse in Promoting Adherence Healthcare players tout patient education and engagement as the keys to better drug adherence rates. Patients agree, as long as that translates to convenient and affordable access to therapy.
Managed Care September 2006 David Adler	Pharma Tackles Patient Adherence Drug manufacturers' programs include Web-based reminders, financial incentives, and full-blown disease management
Managed Care December 2001	Errors Traced To Counters of Pharmacists One place where patient ignorance often goes unaddressed is at the pharmacy counter, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association...
Managed Care February 2008 Martin Sipkoff	Why Is It So Tough to Deliver On E-Prescribing's Promise? The push to mandate this electronic tool is increasing in intensity, but dealing with costs and coming up with standards remain obstacles
CIO September 27, 2013	How IT Can Produce Better Patient Care For Dr. Bob Laskowski, president and CEO of Christiana Care Health System, technology means empowering physicians and patients.
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Managed Care July 2001 Harry L. Leider	HMOs Need To Share Gains of DM Programs Physicians are more likely to buy in if they see better outcomes -- and financial rewards that go with them...
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American Family Physician July 1, 2000	Letters to the Editor On whether physicians should be 'Bending the Rules to Get a Medication'...
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American Family Physician December 15, 2006	Tips for Using Medicines Wisely A patient guide and suggestions for safe medicine use.
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2011 Jerry Coamey	Engage the Physician! New research shows that gauging the mind of the clinician is crucial to timely uptake of the new diagnostic tools offered by the genomic revolution
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Managed Care July 2002	Money isn't everything Physicians are fairly happy with their incomes, but unhappy with the number of hours they have to work, as well as with the ancillary duties involved in practicing medicine, according to a survey.
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2011 Cabacungan & Clark	New Ways to Gain New Brand Insights If you can learn to understand patient and physician behavior, you are well on your way to strengthening the position of your product.
Managed Care May 2007 Lola Butcher	Massive Databases Under Construction Insurers and employers are busily compiling databases to control costs and improve care, but physicians are laying claim to the data.
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2007 Jeffrey Zornitsky	Sales Management: Get Committed By better managing relationships with physicians, pharma companies can develop a base of dedicated prescribers.
Scientific American January 2009 Jessica Wapner	Hurdles Facing Unused Prescription Drug Repositories State-legislated programs for the donation of unused drugs have seen limited success
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Insurance & Technology November 14, 2007 Karen Ignagni	Technology, Innovation Enable Health Insurers To Address Challenges The health insurance industry will continue to innovate and provide new tools to improve the quality of care and contain costs while working with government leaders to ensure Americans have greater access to affordable coverage.
Managed Care August 2001	In Calif., Bonuses Based on Quality, Not Cost Savings Blue Cross of California has decided to move away from the traditional managed care incentive of rewarding physicians for controlling medical costs, and instead will implement a program in which physicians receive bonuses for quality of care and patient satisfaction...
American Family Physician August 15, 2000 Rosemarie Sweeney & Toni Lapp	Newsletter Major Insurers Announce Health Plan Changes... NIAID Will Fund HIV Vaccine Trials Network... Safeguards Needed to Protect Children from Dosing Errors... Study Finds Increase in Physicians' Use of E-mail... ISMP to Publish Dosing Corrections on Its Web Site... Prescription Drug Spending Increased 17.4 Percent in 1999
American Family Physician September 15, 2003 Matthew Neff	Newsletter AAFP Launches Initiative to Strengthen Patients' Voices in Congress... New Guide Available Online to Help Physicians Counsel Older Drivers... Fact Sheet Outlines Health Issues for Patients to Address with Physicians... etc.
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Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2013 William Looney	Recognizing the Best Getting patients to take their medicine on spec and on time is the challenge that never goes away; it's the deadweight baggage accompanying every industry innovation since the arrival of aspirin a century ago.
American Family Physician July 15, 2005 Carrie Morantz	Newsletter AMA, AAFP Act to Protect Patients' Access to Prescriptions... AHRQ Releases Updated Guide to Clinical Preventive Services... HHS Awards $80.5 Million in Grants to Reduce Infant Mortality Rates... etc.
Managed Care April 2002 Rhonda Greenapple	HMOs Have Stake in Quelling Anger at Drug Store Counters Dissatisfied customers have a tendency to lash out and not be very discriminating about their targets. Prescription: Reduce the hassle...
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Managed Care July 2000 John Carroll	Physicians Reconsider Taking On Pharmacy Risk They've been burned here in the past, but physicians - and the HMOs that they contract with - may have learned some lessons.
Managed Care June 2003 Joyce Ochs, MBA	Bar Coding: Old Technology To the Rescue Grocery stores and the nonpharmaceutical parts of drug stores have been using bar codes for years. Now retail and hospital pharmacies will use the technology to save lives.
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