Electronic Prescribing and the GI Practice

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.