New York set to require electronic prescriptions

Modern Healthcare: In an effort to cut back on prescription-drug errors and misuse, providers in the state of New York will be required to issue prescriptions electronically. New York is the first state to require electronic prescribing at the risk of penalty.

The law comes into effect this month amid multiple current efforts to combat and prevent opioid addiction issues, including new prescriber guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, policy changes at the Food and Drug Administration and a Senate-passed bipartisan bill creating state grant programs.

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