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Founded by the pharmacy industry in 2001, SureScripts® operates the Pharmacy Health Information Exchange™, which facilitates the secure electronic transmission of prescription information between physicians and pharmacists and provides access to lifesaving information about patients during emergencies or routine care. Working collaboratively with health plans, health systems, technology vendors and health policy leaders, SureScripts is committed to improving the safety, efficiency, and quality of the prescribing process.

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The eHealth Initiative Foundation, in collaboration with the American Medical Association,
the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Physicians, the
Medical Group Management Association, and the Center for Improving Medication
Management are pleased to present “A Clinician’s Guide to Electronic Prescribing,” the third
in a series of practical guides. These guides are designed to educate key stakeholders about
e-prescribing and the steps involved in its adoption. These guides, written for consumers
and health care payers, complement our June 2008 report “Electronic Prescribing:
Becoming Mainstream Practice”. The report provides an update on progress made in
e-prescribing over the last four years and a description of barriers that must be overcome
to make e-prescribing the standard of care throughout the U.S. health care system.

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Medical products company Cardinal Health, Dublin, Ohio, has agreed to pay $34 million in civil penalties to settle allegations that it failed to report suspicious orders made by Internet pharmacies for the opioid hydrocodone, which were diverted for illegal use, according to a news release.

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By a vote of 263-171, the House this afternoon gave final approval to the Paul Wellstone-Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 as part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (HR 1424). President Bush is expected to sign the legislation late today or early tomorrow.

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