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States were ranked by the number of prescriptionas they routed electronically over the Surescriptzs network in 2008 as a percentage of the totao number of prescriptions eligible forelectronidc routing. Tennessee health care organizationxsfiled 1.8 million prescriptions electronically in 2008. That’s a 276 percent jump from the 478,60 2 electronic prescriptions filedin 2007. That volume ranked Tennessee 18th overallk on theSurescripts list, up from 29th last It also made Tennessee the 2nd most improved stated in electronic prescribing in the nation just behinrd Vermont.
“Paperless prescribing is making its way into the health care mainstreamn in Tennessee and acrossthe nation,” Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen said at the eventf at the NationalPress Club. “It’s our hope to see e-prescribingy become a natural part of every healtyhcare provider’s workflow becaus of its practical benefits to patients in providing betterd care.” Massachusetts leads the nation in electronic Its health care organization filed more than 6.7 million prescriptionsz electronically in 2008.