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BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Caremark Rx Inc. recently announced enhancements to the Caremark iScribe electronic prescribing program in an effort to increase statewide adoption of the technology by physicians.

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 is intended to help remove the barrier frequently cited as the reason physicians are slow to adopt electronic prescribing tools--the cost of the tools. The iScribe software, a service of Caremark, enables physicians to securely generate prescriptions using a handheld PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM).  or desktop computer. Physicians can transmit prescriptions directly to their patients' pharmacy of choice via a secure Internet connection or print prescriptions for patients to deliver to a pharmacy.
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Date:Dec 1, 2006
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