Incentives lower costs of e-prescribing

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Separate initiatives were launched by the Massachusetts Medical Society and two health plans to make electronic prescribing more affordable to physicians in the state. Two rival health plans, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Tufts Health Plan had stated plans for jointly spending $3 million to roll out e-prescribing technology to the 3,400 highest prescribers in their networks.

Medical Service and Health Insurance, Health insurance industry, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Tufts Associated Health Plans Inc.

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Doctors also ship work overseas (but they donEt always know it)

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The American medical transcription industry has $15 billion to $20 billion market, but still its technology help desk support, transcription and other services that physicians rely on, are moved out of US to India, China, Pakistan, South Africa and Russia. The doctors are not aware of such outsourcing as the companies providing such services do the transcription.

Use of services, Offices & clinics of medical doctors, Physicians & Surgeons, Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists), Physicians, Outsourcing, Medical transcription

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Lurking ... listening ... learning

Article Abstract:

The development of and membership in medical online support groups are discussed.

Services development, Product development, Membership, Self-help groups, Self help groups, Company service development, Service development, Electronic discussion groups, Support groups, Internet newsgroup

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