Physicians prescribe less brand name drugs when electronic health record default settings show generics first

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 05:30 in Health & Medicine

Programming electronic health records to make generic drugs the default choice when physicians write prescriptions may offer one way to reduce unnecessary spending and improve health care value in the face of spiraling U.S. health expenditures, according to a new study.

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