E-prescribing to get boost from drug plan.

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COPYRIGHT 2005 United Press International

Byline: ALEX CUKAN

ALBANY, N.Y., Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Despite studies showing that electronic drug prescribing would pay huge dividends in terms of saving lives and money, the technology has been slow to catch on among U.S. doctors.

But with Medicare's Part D prescription-drug benefit taking effect in January, that is expected to change.

According to some studies, e-prescribing could reduce the estimated 2 million medical mistakes each year, which claim about 7,000 lives.

What's more, experts say that the universal...

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