E-prescribing has led to physicians prescribing lower-cost drugs, according to a study by Decision Resources, a Massachusetts healthcare consulting firm.
More than 60 percent of physicians with e-prescribing systems can access their patients’ drug formulary data. Of those, 3 out of 4 say they pay more attention to costs, American Medical News reported.
IMS Health reported last month that prescription drug spending fell in 2012, which was the first time since the company began tracking that data in 1957.
