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Changing default options in EHR increases generic prescribing rates
An intervention that changed default prescribing to dispense generic medications led to significantly increased overall generic prescribing rates, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.The 23.1%-point increase could lead to increases in medication adherence and improved clinical outcomes, Mitesh S. Patel, MD, MBA, MS, an assistant professor of medicine and health care management at the Perelman School of Medicine and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and colleagues wrote.