Electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) can improve prescribing workflows, help organizations meet Meaningful Use e-prescribing targets, increase patient safety and satisfaction, and combat prescription fraud, drug diversion, and “doctor shopping” for pills.
Recent studies have shown that the healthcare industry leads the way in the number of patient records breached or hacked to the tune of more than 1.5 million American records so far in 2017.
